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Armed Self-Defense: ‘Father of 20’ Committed His Last Armed Robbery Outside the Atlanta Bus Station
Shooting News Weekly ^ | 17 August 2025 | John Boch

Posted on 08/18/2025 4:24:53 PM PDT by Rummyfan

Two shots to the face of a felonious attacker solves a lot of problems for a lawful and responsible gun owner whose life is being threatened. Traditionally, many trainers teach the Mozambique drill as two to the chest and one to the head. But sometimes you have to improvise when under attack and two to the face works well, too.

A man riding a Greyhound bus did just that when an armed robber struck at 5:30am outside Atlanta’s bus station. Somehow the story of a good guy with a gun thwarting a violent perpetrator committing a felonious attack doesn’t sell enough clicks and advertising in the land formerly known as England. That’s apparently the wrong narrative.

Instead, the far-left British dead tree publication known as The Independent refers to the attacker as a “father of 20” instead of an armed habitual felon. In this instance, the 44-year-old criminal chose poorly in his morning money grab. D’Anthony Reaves played the FAFO game and caught two to the face whereupon he began to assume ambient temperature.

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


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; atlanta; banglist; crime; danthonyreaves; fatherof20; georgia
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The feel-good story of the week!

The deceased....

1 posted on 08/18/2025 4:24:53 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Father of 20? Guy was getting around.


2 posted on 08/18/2025 4:26:38 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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He got what he deserved. He actually got off easy. 5 or 6 to the face would have been more enjoyable for the readers.

3 posted on 08/18/2025 4:27:53 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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> Father of 20? Guy was getting around. <

Yep. And the chances are greater than 99% that you and I are paying for them.


4 posted on 08/18/2025 4:28:41 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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5 posted on 08/18/2025 4:28:59 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Rummyfan

Now the fight begins amongst his heirs over who gets his weed card.


6 posted on 08/18/2025 4:30:32 PM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)
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To: dfwgator

Benny has 5 kids to feed


7 posted on 08/18/2025 4:31:23 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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D’Anthony?

D’ceased.

8 posted on 08/18/2025 4:31:50 PM PDT by Repeat Offender
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To: Rummyfan

He was fittin’ to get his life together.

An’ ifn he hadn a got shot...


9 posted on 08/18/2025 4:32:43 PM PDT by old school
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To: Leaning Right

I’m sure his offspring are all upstanding citizens.


10 posted on 08/18/2025 4:35:03 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Repeat Offender

D’(gangster)


11 posted on 08/18/2025 4:35:07 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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He has a child named Sha’Miracle

REAVES: A Celebration Service honoring the Life of Mr. D’Anthony A. Reaves of Atlanta, Georgia who passed July 19, 2025 will be held Saturday, August 2, 2025, 12:00 Noon at North Avenue Missionary Baptist Church 1461 North Avenue, NW Atlanta, Georgia; Pastor W. L. Howard, Eulogist and Pastor Anthony Little, Officiant. Interment, South-View Cemetery. Remains will lie in repose from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of service. A viewing will be held Friday, August 1, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Legacy Funeral Home, 8968 Fayetteville Road, Jonesboro, Georgia. Survivors are his parents, Lonnie (Valerie) Baker; his children, Domonique, Quintae, D’Ana, Ariana, Sha’Miracle, D’Anthony Jr., S’Niyah, Hassani, DeAngelo, Paris, Jaden, Ethan, Tyreak, and Sir; one grandchild, S’Niya; siblings, DeMario (Alice) Baker, Deoineta (Shirell) Hightower, Sr., Patricia (Teon) Richardson and Lonnie Baker, Jr.; grandmother, Patricia Dukes; companion, Ireeka Gardner; and a host of aunts, uncles, other loving relatives and friends.


12 posted on 08/18/2025 4:35:14 PM PDT by ChronicMA
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D’leted


13 posted on 08/18/2025 4:35:34 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Rummyfan

If the shooter was a white guy, prepare for the legal battle.


14 posted on 08/18/2025 4:36:09 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: SaveFerris

Total Recall!!!


15 posted on 08/18/2025 4:38:14 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: Rummyfan

He was just turning his life around.


16 posted on 08/18/2025 4:38:48 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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...the chances are greater than 99% that you and I are paying for them.

And that more than a few of them will continue his life of crime.

17 posted on 08/18/2025 4:40:05 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Hyman Roth

Woohoo!!

I was gonna post the video but ...but content NSFW


18 posted on 08/18/2025 4:40:31 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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He was 44, his oldest is 31. That means he sired his first kid when he was 13.
Anyone else see a problem here? How old was the momma?


19 posted on 08/18/2025 4:45:37 PM PDT by Donbue
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This took place in Atlanta - Thank God.

Justice, American Style, was delivered.

It if had happened in Jolly Olde England, the shooter would have been arrested and jailed - for a very very long time...


20 posted on 08/18/2025 4:46:28 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolutioan?)
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