Posted on 08/01/2017 9:27:48 AM PDT by rktman
Sheriff’s deputies in Shelby County, Tennessee, say an armed citizen at Kroger shot and critically wounded a suspect who allegedly attacked using a metal bar and a pair of pliers.
The incident occurred around 11 pm Saturday night.
According to News Channel 3, the armed citizen was sitting in his car at the Kroger gas pump when the unidentified 32-year-old suspect charged him. The armed citizen “shot the [suspect] in the face and abdomen.”
The suspect was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
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the suspect’s condition was upgraded to “stable”
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We’ll be paying for this pos for a long time.
It is possible the perp will do prison time and still get a civil verdict against the armed citizen.
Shakespeare was right. First, kill all the lawyers.
Yeap, looks like the armed citizen needs to head back to the range to fine tune that aim.
This is Tennessee. should be OK.
If the perp is wearing a backpack, you may reconsider plain running as a first tactic.
Running from a 32 year old, even with a backpack, may not be an option for the older citizens.
Hmmm. Last time I checked, I’m still unable to run at 1,500 fps. 1,300 maybe.
“at least one” should be “almost every” like the 2a supposedly guarantees.
In any case, I’m hoping the CCW boondoggle and 2A insurance peddled by NRA fades into history.
Dooood, he shot the perp head and center mass. What do you want?
The stomach is not center mass. The chest is center mass.
I was going to post the same. If memory serves me, if it was considered justified by LEO, he cannot be sued in civil court. I'm sure there is someone out there that knows Tennessee law better than I.
....Yeap, looks like the armed citizen needs to head back to the range to fine tune that aim....
With the intended victim OK and the thug shot in the face and abdomen & sent to the hospital in critical condition with a double tap ain’t too bad a shot. Maybe just a case of a larger caliber needed.
Or, maybe just the perp’s lucky day.
Yeah, but it’s right in there. It ain’t a miss. And it stopped the threat. So, good shoot.
And there is the moral issue of running for your life. Sure. sometimes it makes overall sense to leave the area. However, people get tired of running, and it makes for a better society when men stand hard against this kind of BS out there.
I’m thinkin that maybe Lurked may be considering a backpack full of nasty stuff like pipe bomb thingys.
So to exercise your Constitutional rights you suggest people buy insurance so they can be protected?
Good lord! People arguing over a “defensive” grouping?!! The perp is down!
I said fine tune that aim. I’m very happy the rounds landed on target. However, because the perp lived he will likely file a civil suit against the armed citizen. Civil suits are ugly and depending on the judge could turn out bad for the armed citizen.
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