A Good Guy With A Gun

Two men attacked a woman in a WalMart parking lot in Shawnee, Kansas, hitting her in the head.

An unarmed man attempted to intervene.  The assailants shot him.

Another Good Samaritan – armed with a legally-owned firearm – responded, shooting and killing one of the attackers (some emphasis added by me).

Police said the second man ran off. Police originally believed they captured the second suspect using a K-9 officer, however, that person was not connected with the incident. Police are working to identify the second suspect at this time.

The good Samaritan who was shot and the woman who was injured were both initially listed in critical condition. The woman has since been released from the hospital. The good Samaritan who was injured had surgery Sunday night. He is being identified only as a 33-year-old Kansas City, Missouri resident. The second good Samaritan, a 36-year-old DeSoto, Kansas man, was interviewed by police and released.

Interviewed and released.  Written between the lines; he was carrying legally (Kansas has Constitutional Carry), and the shoot was righteous.

Prayers for the good samaritan who didn’t have the means to deter being shot.

And for the good samaritan who did.  Right though he seems to have been (and events will no doubt vindicate him completely), it’s as traumatic for a righteous shooter as anyone.

9 thoughts on “A Good Guy With A Gun

  1. Even having to shoot an enemy soldier is traumatic. Anyone that says different, is probably a psycho.

  2. Would the same result obtain in Minnesota?

    Our Court of Appeals said Defense of Others includes a Duty to Retreat but didn’t clarify whether the original woman had the duty, the shooting victim had the duty, the Good Guy had the duty, or all three of them; nor did it clarify what happens to a Good Guy if he shoots a Bad Guy but the jury later finds the woman or shooting victim could have retreated.

    This is why Stand Your Ground legislation is so important.

  3. I can remember when a man coming to the aid of a helpless woman being assaulted by another man, was cheered by decent people.

    I feel bad for the man that did so and got shot for his trouble. I pray that he recovers completely.

    But, we have to ponder whether or not people will see this incident and decide not to intervene.

  4. “This is why Stand Your Ground legislation is so important.”

    Darn right Joe, that legislation should also preclude any civil action against a person in a righteous shooting scenario.

  5. Not a complete substitute for Stand Your Ground, but it strikes me that letting prosecutors know we won’t vote to convict in cases like this is a great start. Imagine seeing a police chief like Scott Knight of Chaska testifying “I’d love to put these guys in jail, but I can’t get a jury that will vote to convict. Might as well pass Stand Your Ground, because that’s what we’ve got already.”

  6. Scott; agreed. When your chief of police has enough medals on his chest to look like a third world dictator, ya got problems. Thankfully for Chaska, they’re a low crime area that can tolerate some incompetence in that regard.

  7. In this situation, DG would prefer that the woman had gotten attacked, and possibly robbed, raped and/or murdered, than for what happened to have happened.

    DG inhabits her own basket of deplorables.

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