I’m not sure if this thread is about getting hit by crossfire in general or just in wars. That being said…
I remember watching one of those Most Outrageous Things Caught On Tape type shows, and a bunch of photagraphers were outside of a bank hold up (or something like that) when one of the criminals stuck his head out the window and fired into the crowd. Odd thing was it hit the camera straight on. They showed it from the angle of the camera that got nailed and from a camera that was filming right next to it. (the camera man was un-hurt by the way)
There was a cameraman in the infield of a racetrack filming the action when there was a wreck in the corner. The engine block of one of the cars careened down the track right toward him. Unfortunately, he leaned to the side of his camera to get a better look. The engine block hit him right in the chest and killed him.
Other cameras showed the incident several times.
The reporters near the Afghan border are mostly using videophones, which the reporter just sets up and then delivers his/her report.
So, if the guy fell to the ground, that could explain the odd angle.
He was laying horizontal on the ground (roof) and it was night there (day here) so he was lit with that green light they’re using for nighttime reports. I don’t know if there was a camera setting on the ground and the cameraman was there or somewhere else or if he was using a videophone like BobT said. I don’t think it was a videophone though, because it wasn’t all jerky like the ones I’ve seen that were specificly mentioned as being videophone transmissions. I remember the anchor saying to him something like “Gee, we don’t want to put you in any danger if you want to sign off” and he said “I am NOT MOVING! I think we’re safe as long as we don’t move.”
This was aired mid-morning here on the West coast which is probably why most people didn’t see it, having gainful employment and all. My house and home business is slowly going to hell while I flip between news channels 16 hours a day.