TN - Knife-Wielding Attacker Shot Dead

[Kevlar]

(Memphis 3/5/10) Chaos erupted at a Family Dollar store when a man with a knife chased customers and was shot dead.

Witnesses at the store near Delano and North Watkins say the attacker picked the wrong victim.

"He got what he deserved," says one woman. "It's as simple as that."

Full article HERE.

 

[MattEvan]

I like short stories with a good ending

 

[P-14]

It's good to have options and exercise them to protect your family. +1 for the guy.

 

[Palladin]

Beats reading the Globe this morning!!

+1 to the good guy

 

[kurtb]

Imagine how this would have been written if it happened in MA.....

 

[Scrivener]

Witnesses say two little girls were inside the car when the attacker lunged at the driver.

"He had his two step-daughters in the car with him. So, he really was trying to look out for them when he shot him," says Brandon Jones, who says the girls appeared to be younger than ten. "Yeah, they saw everything that happened. One of them was real shaken."

Jones heard roughly six shots, then saw the man on the ground with the butcher knife still in hand. Witnesses can't make sense of the attacker's motive, but they're certain the shooting was self-defense.

Indeed.

I'm reminded of Sean Connery's line about bringing a knife to a gun fight.........

 

[HooVooLoo]

Indeed.

I'm reminded of Sean Connery's line about bringing a knife to a gun fight.........

Was the perp a wop?

 

[ateamrob]

Its actually nice to see the witnesses defend the shooter too.

Rob

 

[whatluck]

Perfect.

 

[Kicker96FS]

Was the perp a wop?

Clearly he had to be French.

 

[Scrivener]

Clearly he had to be French.

Hardly.

He ran TOWARDS someone with a gun.