“Her brother, who was riding in the train car with her, intervened and convinced Turpin to put the gun away.
“Ms Drummer said she then remarked, ‘Who pulls out a gun for something like this?’”
That’s when Turpin started firing, Ms Drummer told the TV station.”
I’m not excusing the perp here in any way, shape or form. But if some nutjob pulls a gun and is ready to shoot you, don’t tempt fate after your brother calms said nutjob down. It’s a legitimate question she asked (answer: a nutjob and/or a thug who thinks he’s a big man for waving a gun in an innocent citizen’s face), but maybe that moment wasn’t the right time to voice it.
Agreed. It would have been better to bring up that question at the gunman’s trial.