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Long Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2025
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Lawyer.
Lawyer Dies After Shot By His Own Concealed Gun Triggered By MRI Scanner
It appears you're right. But appears the LAPD has had this happen to them as well in a bungled cannabis raid
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lapd-officer-lost-gun-in-mri-machine-during-mistargeted-raid-report-says/
I remember that one. The cop was stupid enough to get his gun snatched, and then he was stupid enough to quench the MRI for that!
Here's the docket for the resulting court case. In their response this year the LAPD seem to have summarily denied everything.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69172475/noho-diagnostic-center-inc-v-city-of-los-angeles/
In typical cop fashion