Posted on 11/19/2024 7:39:46 AM PST by marktwain
URBANA, Ill. (WAND) — Police said a road rage incident has ended with a driver in intensive care after being shot.
Around 4:30 this afternoon, UPD went to the intersection of Busey Ave. and Park St. for a shooting with injuries.
Police said they were made aware the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident that happened near Five Points and continued through Busey Avenue and Park St. A female driver and a male passenger engaged in a verbal fight with another man driving by himself. The female driver followed the car into Carle Hospital's emergency department parking lot, then pulled onto Park St. to create space between himself and the other vehicle.
The female driver and the male passenger exited their vehicle near Park St. The woman allegedly was armed with a baseball bat. The man walked toward the other male driver with his hand under his shirt. The solo driver believed he was armed with a gun. The driver, a concealed carry permit holder, then drew out their legally concealed gun and fired several shots, hitting the male passenger. The driver called 911.
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Lesson: Don't engage in road rage, but be aware, some people want to fight.
I can’t follow this well.
Was it the solo male driver who was shot or the man with the woman who was shot?
I presume it was the couple who was starting the fight?
The dude with the chick was shot by the solo driver. That’s how I read it. Sounds like self defense to me.
But it's swIllinois.
Hopefully, Urbana is a good jurisdiction for us garbage people.
Road rage is a spinoff of the DemocRATS’ “democrazy”.
Classic FAFO…but in Illinois the person who acted in self defense will probably be executed 🤬🤬🤬
The title reminded me of how Picabo Street donated a huge amount of money to a hospital and they built an intensive care unit with it.
It was named the Picabo ICU.
[ducking and running]
Good luck with that. The guy who got shot was not armed. If he had the bat it would be understandable and justifiable.
The government is going to put the CCW holder through the ringer. Even if he eventually wins he'll be destroyed. The process is the punishment.
It's a good example of why having CCW insurance is a smart move.
He had his hand under his shirt like he wanted the driver to think he had a weapon.
The libs will say he should have waited to see if the guy pulled out the gun a took a shot at him.
To me it's the same as pulling a fake gun. I ain't gonna wait to see if it fires.
Yogi?
Was it them?
Roger CCW insurance.
“Hopefully, Urbana is a good jurisdiction for us garbage people.”
hardly ... Champaign-Urbana is the home of the University of Illinois ... it’s a college town ...
Go on YT and watch any of the myriad of ‘road rage’ videos.
After about a half hour, you’ll be ordering a dashcam from Amazon.
And, yes, Yogi would say a lot of the road rage/rages are from the Mau Maus sect.
It’s a college town, though far from Chicago and Springfield. Near the aouth of the state.
It’s not likely, but you’d have to check the gun sanctuary county map for the state. Many sheriffs are refusing to enforce IL’s gun control laws. He might have a chance if it’s a 2A sanctuary county.
If hey/they are still advancing, at 20 feet away or less you start shooting to cripple or kill. It only takes a second for them to cover that distance..
If they stop, you keep on covering and warn. If either going away, you still cover, but do not shoot the one stopped or receding.
In this situation as described, the defender was way past the warning stage, and completely justified in deadly defense of his person from either of the attackers. They clearly both demonstrated their intention to harm him.
YUP!
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