White California Gun Owner Lied About Being Shot by a Black Man

When Brent Thomas Posada ended up with a gunshot wound to his abdomen earlier this month, he thought it would be easy, well, to blame a black man, the Daily News reports. Suggested Reading Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncรฉ Concert, But One Dies On the Way. Guess What The Other Two Did Next?…

When Brent Thomas Posada ended up with a gunshot wound to his abdomen earlier this month, he thought it would be easy, well, to blame a black man, the Daily News reports.

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After police found the 34-year-old wounded man at his Redding, Calif., home at 8:18 p.m. on Feb. 1, he told officers that he was shot in the stomach when he pushed his black male attackerโ€™s arm to the side.

But officers called his bluffย after an analysis of his clothes showed evidence that contradicted his story, reports Redding.com.

He backpedaled after police called him for questioning Monday. He confessing that he intentionally shot himself with a high-powered weapon, the story says.

He was not arrested for filing a false police report, but the Shasta County District Attorneyโ€™s Office is reviewing the case, reports KRCRTV.

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