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Texas Heroes: Johnnie Langendorff and Armed Witness Chased Church Shooter to His Demise
The Conservative Treehouse ^ | November 5, 2017 | Chris Shadrock , Garrett Brnger

Posted on 11/06/2017 2:23:20 AM PST by Texas Fossil

Interesting video interview below.  Texan Johnnie Langendorff arrived at the intersection near the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs and witnessed a good Samaritan (neighbor) returning rifle fire with the church shooter Devin Patrick Kelley.

As shooter Kelley attempted to escape the area, together Langendorff and the armed good Samaritan gave chase in Johnnie’s truck.

TEXAS – Summer Caddel said her boyfriend, Johnnie Langendorff, called her moments after the shooting at First Baptist Church and told her that he saw a gunfight between the shooter and a neighbor, who was returning fire.

(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: church; devinpatrickkelley; shooting; southerland; texas
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This is how small town America reacts to evil people.
1 posted on 11/06/2017 2:23:20 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: marktwain

After I posted this I saw that you had already posted another article about it.

You may not have seen this one yet.


2 posted on 11/06/2017 2:27:41 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: All

Another article at the same original source with other details.

“Men shot at, chased after Sutherland Springs church shooter”

https://www.ksat.com/news/men-shot-at-chased-after-sutherland-springs-church-shooter


3 posted on 11/06/2017 2:32:42 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

They sure made a difference. Thanks guys!!


4 posted on 11/06/2017 2:44:50 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Texas Fossil

She might want to keep him. This is what men are supposed to do when they see evil.

I have been to so many places in other countries where if they saw a shooting, every single male in the area would start running the opposite way. They would even run over children and women in their haste to vacate the area.

But the Vegas shooting showed men running toward people to protect them, men covering women and children with their bodies, men dying as they pushed the others toward the exits, putting their own bodies in between the shooter and the women and children.

There is a difference in culture, and I choose to be in this culture. I read a line in a book recently, where the female lead told the male lead he could go leave the dangerous situation and there would be no harm to him. The man answered that if he left, there would be harm, he would die of shame.

That is where I want to be remembered.


5 posted on 11/06/2017 2:47:43 AM PST by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: Texas Fossil

This other “armed good Samaritan” that supposedly did the shooting, has he been identified yet?


6 posted on 11/06/2017 2:48:39 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

Yes, the Daily Mail actually identified him. Stephen Willeford, 55, no prior military experience but a known good shot with a rifle. Reportedly realized the attacker was wearing body armor and shot ‘for the side’ where the trauma plate wasn’t.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5052815/Hero-tackled-armed-shooter-left-church.html


7 posted on 11/06/2017 2:55:06 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Yo-Yo

In the press? Not as far as I know.

By the Local Police? Certainly.


8 posted on 11/06/2017 2:55:28 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: wbarmy

Common bonds preserve civilization.

This is what America always was.

The MSM has poisoned it.


9 posted on 11/06/2017 2:57:35 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Spktyr

Thanks for explanation.


10 posted on 11/06/2017 2:58:45 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

It never made any sense that the police shot at him & chased him. There wasn’t enough time to call the police


11 posted on 11/06/2017 2:59:41 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Texas Fossil

A Leftists murders 28 people in a church; an armed citizen takes down the mmurderer and the lib/commies want to ban gun? Certainly we should ban guns. the Leftists need carte blanche to murder us. Yeah!


12 posted on 11/06/2017 3:00:57 AM PST by Stepan12 (It is Civll War right now..)
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To: nuconvert

There was time to call the cops - but there wasn’t time for the cops to get there. :/


13 posted on 11/06/2017 3:08:28 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr
From your link:

"The local, who is familiar with the heroes, said that Willeford made sure the passenger Kelley had taken hostage was on the ground out of the way when they approached the car."

That was the first I had heard about a hostage taken.

14 posted on 11/06/2017 3:10:05 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: nuconvert

Correct.


15 posted on 11/06/2017 3:11:37 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Stepan12

Yes. And the bad part is they fully realize what they are doing. It exposes their bad intent to us when we are defenseless.


16 posted on 11/06/2017 3:12:55 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil
While an ISIS probably committed the slaughter in Las Vegas (they claimed credit for Steve Paddock aka Amir abd al amriki), ISIS did not claim credit for this attack. Instead, it was a Leftists athiest, CNN devotee that killed people in a Conservative church. The Leftist/Islamic alliance/nonagression pact has morphed from psychological similarities between the Left and the Muslim terrorists to outright imitation by the Left for their Muslim heroes.

And the attempt to push Leftists gun banning is reminiscent of Joe Stalin having his buddy, Sergie Kirov, killed and then staring his great purge against Russians.

Anti Christian hate slaughter at church by Leftwing CNN supporting atheist stopped by resident shooting

17 posted on 11/06/2017 3:15:35 AM PST by Stepan12 (It is Civll War right now..)
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To: Texas Fossil

They think they can do anything to us. Antifa called for the murder of white families on Nov. 4th. This creep essenially got the date off by a day, but it sounds Antifa like to me.


18 posted on 11/06/2017 3:19:24 AM PST by Stepan12 (It is Civll War right now..)
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The Leftist/Islamic alliance/nonagression pact

That is the first time I have heard it put so simply and damningly. It needs to be thrown into their faces relentlessly.

Mr. niteowl77

19 posted on 11/06/2017 3:24:17 AM PST by niteowl77
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To: Texas Fossil
Again, reporters do not understand the meaning of the term "Good Samaritan." In the term, he is specified "Good" because normally Samaritans of the time were considered "bad" and an enemy of the Jews (although "Good" is not in the actual text.)

Jesus told the parable in response to the question “And who is my neighbor?” to show that even an enemy could be a good neighbor if he has the right attitude - in fact, better than supposed friends and authorities. Jesus concludes "Go and do likewise" meaning to help our enemies and be a good neighbor to them even if others did not.

I doubt this heroic neighbor of the church was an "enemy" who defied social enmity to help.
20 posted on 11/06/2017 3:26:50 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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