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.
Um, is that real or satire? /sadly can’t tell sometimes anymore
The whole store?
“And I’ll huff ... and I’ll puff ... and I’ll” BANG!
Amazing news, didn’t hear anything about it (was sitting at Arrowhead during the shooting watching the Chiefs lose - again) and didn’t listen to news station on way home and haven’t had news stations since then.
If and when I do go to Costco, this store is one of the two stores I use.
45 Long Colt? Could have been a Taurus Judge.
P.Snark - From the hip! Quick draw style.
At 50 yards.
In the Air Force we had to sign a document stating we were to try to not shoot to kill if we had to use our firearms. Our Range Instructors always had snarky comments when they had to had out those stupid forms.
We would sign them then go out and then shoot center mass.
Our Government is ridiculous.
We may have run into each other at some point Zerosix. When I go to Costco that is the one I go too as well since it is so close to where I work.
I must admit I go to Sam's more often because they have more things I use.
I am still so mad at NFL I haven't watched any games.
My Cousin was there today though and some friends.
I agree but it would have been better if a legally armed citizen with a NRA Ball Cap terminated this perp.
Oh yes........ even better.........:)
I preferred Sams but their parking lot is a nightmare just waiting to happen - then there are the chuck holes that never seem to get fixed.
Though I prefer Sams, Costco being newer and in a freestanding building, with a clearly lighted view of their lot, makes me feel “safer.”
Now, not so much!
I’m betting it was neither a .45 nor a revolver.
Flippin’ .380 probably or maybe a nine.
I looked at the chart for journalists.
It was an assault weapon. Either and AR-47 or an AK-15.
/j
P.Snark - From the hip! Quick draw style.
At 50 yards.
While riding a galloping horse ...
Thanks to you and others for the education. I’ll be the first to admit I’m no weapon expert. I just thought it sounded like an unusual caliber for a revolver.
Perhaps I phrased it poorly.
My point was LOE are trained to shoot at center mass. To stop the deadly situation and aiming for the center where organs are is the mist effective way.
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When I used the word period I only meant the are not trained to shoot at limbs or try to shoot a gun out if a hand,
We agree
Photoshopped
I saw a Kung Fu move once in a movie.....
I agree that we are in agreement now.
I guess they pushed him to upgrade to an executive membership one time too many.
Lol! Just try to “wing” someone with a handgun from 20 feet. This isn’t Hollywood.
Dis be fo real?
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