I Was Shot in a Dairy Queen Simply For Driving a Tesla Cybertruck, but My Truck Deflected the Bullet and Saved My Life

David Moss is a Cybertruck owner from Seattle, Washington. He shares that yesterday, he was shot at for simply driving a Cybertruck; however, David adds that his truck was able to stop the bullet, saving his life.

Here is what David wrote explaining the incident…

“Some of you get flipped off, some of you get coal rolled, but I can guarantee none of you have been shot at like me simply for driving a Cybertruck.

This happened yesterday midday while I was in the drive-thru of a Dairy Queen in the Seattle area.”

Shout-out to Elon Musk, Franz von Holzhausen, Lars Moravy, Wes Morrill & rest of the Tesla team for designing such a great vehicle. The tough glass deflected the bullet, saving my life.”

In addition to his post, David shared two pictures of his Cybertruck following the shooting incident. If you head over to the Tesla Cybertruck group on Facebook, you can see photos of David’s Cybertruck with a bullet impact on the glass.

There appears to be only one shot, and it hit the Cybertruck on the passenger side of the rear window. Surrounding the impact, the glass is spidered and close to shattering; however, looking at the picture taken from inside the cabin, you can see the window is intact and the Cybertruck has stopped the bullet.

This is certainly an incredible tale, and people naturally wanted to know more about the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Below David’s post, the conversation quickly devolved into whether he was indeed shot at or whether this was some kind of impact from a rock.

In response, David provided a picture of the report he filed with the Tacoma police department. The paper reads “Tacoma Police Department Incident Notification Report” and has the Tacoma police department sigil.

The date is filled out as October 13, 2024, and below, there is a line reading “your case number is.” However, for privacy's sake, David did not include the full police report. He says “I want to maintain my privacy but here’s enough info.”

Finally, David adds, “The cops didn’t care and took three and a half hours to show up; they are not going to investigate the shooting.”

This is all the information David felt comfortable providing, and we are happy that he was not harmed. However, one surprising thing I noticed following David’s post is the number of Cybertruck owners who reported similar incidents involving a gun.

Another Cybertruck owner, Brian Sanchez, shares, “I had a guy pull a gun out on me on the highway. I immediately honked the horn to try and get a video of the perp on the sentry camera, only to realize it only captured a video of what was happening in front of the Cybertruck. Thank God for armored glass, though.”

Two Cybertruck owners, one shot at, one pulled a gun on, that’s certainly surprising; however, more Cybertruck owners attest that they have been victims of gun violence simply for driving the all-electric truck.

Another Cybertruck owner, Melissa Brockett, writes, “Back in July, I was shot at while pulled over on the side of the road in my Cybertruck. Unfortunately, it ended up hitting/shattering the rear passenger window of a lady who stopped to ask what kind of truck I was driving.”

A group member asked whether it might have just been rock debris from the road; however, Melissa responded, saying, “No, it was a bullet. The lady initially thought I had shot at her after rolling my window down. I had to tell her to punch it before any more shots were fired.

Her window literally shattered inside of her car.”

Several more Cybertruck owners shared their experiences on the road, including being insulted and harassed with their families present just for driving a Cybertruck.

Vanessa Stokes writes, “Wow! People are crazy! We have been flipped off so many times with our kids in the back seat just because we drive a Cybertruck. Now I have a new fear unlocked!! Glad you are ok!!”

Below David's post, you can read the barrage of attacks Cybertruck owners have been experiencing on the road. The Cybertruck owners share several theories for the violence, with the top-rated comment reading, “The media and the industries that Elon Musk and Tesla are disrupting are creating extremists.”

That’s one theory. However, one commenter gives an alternative explanation writing, “that’s what happens when you attract attention to yourself.”

Overall, there seems to be a disagreement why there is so much hate for the Cybertruck. However, do let me know what you think about this phenomenon. Who do you think is to blame for the Cybertruck-related violence? Share your ideas by clicking the red “Add new comment” button below. Also, visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.