Vest saves Arizona sheriff shot by motorist
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081209/capt.9f5dfd91a34140c6b784648b65975871.sheriff_shot_pn101.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=qXVUJ4MNdRsv89QrdVZwEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="In this undated photo released by the Graham County Sheriff's Office, Graham County Sheriff Frank Hughes is seen. The southern Arizona sheriff, 53, is expected to be released from a hospital Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, after he was shot when he pulled over to look into a disabled vehicle in Thatcher, Ariz. Suspects in the shooting are being sought. (AP Photo/Graham County Sheriff's Office)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_re_us/sheriff_shot)AP - An attacker aimed a shotgun at the face of a county sheriff, but the officer deflected the weapon before it fired and was saved by his bulletproof vest, authorities said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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