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Police: Wounded IHOP Employee Pulls Gun, Kills Armed Restaurant Attacker
Breitbart ^ | 1/19/2019 | Awr Hawkins

Posted on 01/20/2019 2:47:54 PM PST by simpson96

Huntsville, Alabama, police indicate that an IHOP employee pulled his own gun and killed a man who was shooting at store employees.

The Associated Press reports that the incident began when a customer became agitated over his food order. That customer opened fire on IHOP employees, killing one and wounding another. The wounded employee then pulled his own gun and shot the attacker dead.

Police said of the wounded employee, “[He] pulled a handgun and shot the customer-shooter in self-defense of others.”

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WAAY 31 identified the deceased IHOP employee as Roy Brown and reported that Brown’s son, Jay, is the individual who pulled his own gun and killed the attacker.

John Powell, a frequent customer to the IHOP where the incident occurred, praised the man for his actions. Powell said, “It’s amazing that he was able to think so quickly on his feet in that situation, because I think I probably just would’ve panicked.”

He added, “I’m glad he was carrying. I think it’s fantastic. I love knowing that the good guys have guns so that, if the bad guys act up, the good guys can protect themselves.”

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KEYWORDS: alabama; armedcitizen; banglist; ihop
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To: leaning conservative

I have no idea of the circumstances of the previous shootings. Third time was the charm, I guess.


21 posted on 01/20/2019 3:53:16 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: BobL

The result of a trial would conclude guilt or innocence of whatever they charged him with.
What bearing does that have on the fact that he was the one involved in shooting up a restaurant?
A good reporter would include Who, What, When, Where? Would he not?


22 posted on 01/20/2019 3:55:16 PM PST by Fireone (Build the gallows first, then the wall!)
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To: BobL

I see what you’re getting at. I suppose in this case it was a domestic relationship with the shooter and target now both deceased, however.


23 posted on 01/20/2019 4:14:25 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: simpson96

“What’s Fonzie like, Yolanda?”


24 posted on 01/20/2019 4:15:03 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: simpson96

IHOP

Looking or the interpretation of this:

I Instigate

H Handgun

O Onto

P Perp attacking my Dad.


25 posted on 01/20/2019 4:23:44 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (You know that I am full of /S)
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To: The Antiyuppie

Notification of family or next of kin is a nice thing to do, for people that deserve it. I’m not persuaded a perpetrator of violent crime and murder deserves any particular courtesy whatsoever.


26 posted on 01/20/2019 4:46:58 PM PST by Freedom4US
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To: 9YearLurker

Where did you see that the attacker was in a relationship with the man that he killed? The man who shot the attacker was related to the victim (the victim was his father) unless I am misreading this?


27 posted on 01/20/2019 5:28:26 PM PST by ozaukeemom (9/11/01 Never Forget. Never.)
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To: ozaukeemom

Oh, sorry—I probably misread it. Just looked at a couple of sentences quickly.


28 posted on 01/20/2019 5:30:10 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: simpson96

If Democrats had their way more people would be dead. They will probably condemn the armed employee. They will probably protest til,the employee is fired.


29 posted on 01/20/2019 5:38:35 PM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: Secret Agent Man

The victim, Brown, and the hero, Brown, were not. The murderer was.


30 posted on 01/20/2019 6:18:29 PM PST by Postman (The flies seek our domestic enemies.....but ain't no flies on DJT....MAGA)
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To: Dr. Sivana
'. . . and wound up going to Choate . . . .'

And 'Choate' is what, exactly - a new millenial code word, perhaps?

31 posted on 01/20/2019 6:23:52 PM PST by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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To: Bedford Forrest

A great school.


32 posted on 01/20/2019 6:25:32 PM PST by Mears
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To: Bedford Forrest

Choate is a famous prep school in Wallingford, CT. The Kennedys (for instance) went there. Not a lot of non-Asian minorities there.


33 posted on 01/20/2019 6:33:34 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: leaning conservative

>>How do you shoot at people TWICE & you’re still walking free!!??<<

That’s how criminal justice works in an uncivilized country.


34 posted on 01/20/2019 6:38:09 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat ("What goes unsaid eventually goes unthought." VDARE)
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To: Mears
A great school.

Axiomatic until the Saint's retirement. After that, they started burning their seed corn, in more ways than one. A real pity.

35 posted on 01/20/2019 6:46:09 PM PST by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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To: outofsalt

Thanks for the links, outofsalt. Other readers see a photo of the attacker here.

https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Police-respond-to-shooting-at-IHOP-in-Huntsville-504466542.html


36 posted on 01/20/2019 6:52:51 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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