Recent mass shooting in Colorado was ended by a civilian with a legal firearm:
“[John Hurley] did not hesitate; he didn’t stand there and think about it. He totally heard the gunfire, went to the door, saw the shooter and immediately ran in that direction,” [colleague Bill]] Troyanos said. “I just want to make sure his family knows how heroic he was.”
A manager at a business nearby who asked not to be identified said he was outside when he heard Hurley urge people to get to safety.
“He turned back and looked towards everybody at the restaurant and told us that he (the gunman) is coming, that he is coming back and that we should get inside,” the manager said. “I ran to the back of the store, closer to the alley, kind of ‘nooked’ myself in a corner just to feel safe.”
It’s an object lesson – being the “Good Guy with the Gun” doesn’t necessarily ensure one’s safety.
But by all indications, it’s a spree killing deterred.
UPDATE: He was apparently killed by the responding cops.
Gotta be careful out there.
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