Posted on 11/26/2017 2:45:27 PM PST by Kaslin
The Lenexa, Kansas police department confirmed to KCTV5 today that they are investigating a shooting at a local Costco involving an off-duty police officer and an armed man.
On Sunday afternoon, police received emergency calls that a man was threatening the store, pointing a gun at customers. But, when they arrived on the scene, the man was found dead. An off-duty police officer had shot and killed the suspect. The police did not release the name of the officer nor the deceased man.
Witnesses described the scene.
"You could hear from the front of the store," said one witness. "Was a bunch of people yelling, 'Everybody get down! Everybody get to the back of the store!'"
"We just kind of ran through the neighborhoods to see how far away we could get from the building," she added. "I just really hope and pray that things get better across the country."
Miguel Robles, a Costco employee, said: "I saw a gentleman standing at the door yelling at everybody, looked like a .45 revolver in his hand, yelling, 'Don't close the doors on me!' whatever else. I just turned around and I started clearing people away from the door and pushing people away. I saw kids and told everybody to grab their kids and keep going, keep going, keep going."
Costco employee Ryan Vacca said, "It was this weird moment for me where I could hear and sense a lot of commotion going on, but it wasn't really registering with me. I was just kind of watching it ensue." Vacca said the man was "yelling something about fire marshal and doors; sounded like gibberish."
Bill Payne was shopping with his friend with the incident happened. He said, "I was looking at the TVs and somebody hollered, 'Man coming in with a gun!'" "Ran towards the back and out the side door," he said, "and when I got to the back, I counted 8 shots. It's scary."
The armed off-duty officer stopped a potentially dangerous scene.
"I don't know what his intent was, but before anything really bad could happen, he was stopped," said Lenexa police Captain Wade Borchers.
I have several, it’s not uncommon. Could be any of a dozen different models.
.45 Long Colt is the usual revolver caliber - it *could* have been a .45 ACP w/stripper clips, or it *could* have been a .455 Webley, but .45 LC is the way to bet.
Then he tried each of the sample items set up in the refrigerated goods areas, picked up some Dino-byte chicken nuggets, and a big bottle of Vitamin C, some Gillette refills, checked out, and headed home. Thanks Kaslin.
Was the policeman the “Gun Whisperer”?
Why didn’t he carry beanbag ammo?!
/s
Cowboy gun.
As you probably know LOE are trained to shoot to kill.No shoout8ng th3 gun or wounding him.
Period
Meant to say no shooting gun from hand or just wounding
Police are trained to shoot to kill
As they should be
I am sure you meant to say: A guy with
Journalists not so much.
Wait a minute. What’s wrong with the headline that you had to chuckle?
Would you prefer a .38 Auto? Of course there are 45 revolvers, both 45 ACP, Auto Rim and Long Colt.... etc. Both single action and double action versions.
Lol
Good one
.45 revolver in his hand
I don't know if I could tell a .45 from a .44 when the revolver wasn't close enough to hold.
“As you probably know LOE are trained to shoot to kill.No shooting the gun or wounding him.
Period”
No - not “period.” LEO are taught to shoot to stop the person committing a felonious act while using a firearm/weapon. If the felon gets dead as a result of being stopped, that’s just too damn bad.
I really wish I could conceal at carry at work.
The store got the drop on him.
“Man Threatening Store”?
Thank you for saving me the time to explain that. Well said.
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