We’re in Southern California. It’s November in the year 2000. According to a story written by the Ontario Daily Bulletin in Pomona, CA, a guy we’ll call Javier is driving around with his unidentified buddy. Did I mention that the car they’re driving is stolen? Suddenly a blue light flashes on behind them and a chase is on.

During this high-speed run Javier’s driving skills are hampered somewhat because he’s high - really high - on drugs.

Attempting a sharp left turn, the car spins out of control. Javier and his cohort bail out of the car. The buddy runs into a nearby wooded area and hasn’t been seen since.

Instead of running, Javier decides to shoot it out with the cops. That’s usually a really bad mistake. This time is no exception. Javier, 24 years old, gets off one round before he’s hit several times. He gets back up, shoots again, and is once more hit with a volley of gunfire. He gets up yet another time, still shooting. Now police gunfire becomes more intensive.

Of the 25 shots fired by police, the coroner says Javier was hit 18 times. All were .45-caliber bullets. Five of the shots hit vital organs. Any one of those could have been fatal. But it took 18 bullets to stop this man from shooting at the police.

Later, the coroner says Javier was able to stand the pain of being hit 18 times and keep coming back for more because his body contained a "significant amount of phencyclidine plus methamphetamine." The former drug is better known as PCP, used by veterinarians in the treatment of animals. When taken by humans, PCP renders the body nearly immune to pain. That’s why Javier kept on coming.

This kid came from a troubled family. His uncle was shot in the head years before while holding a woman hostage during a robbery. Javier’s brother was shot in the neck during a gunfight. Both the uncle and the brother survived those incidents. No question about it, this is a troubled family. Also stupid!