Customer kills hatchet-wielding attacker in Burien 7-Eleven

KIRO 7 News ^ | 3/13/2016 | Maria Guerrero

[Rinnwald]

BOULEVARD PARK, Wash. —

A masked customer attacked a Burien 7-Eleven clerk Sunday morning with a hatchet, slicing the clerk’s stomach.

Police say another customer pulled out a gun and shot and killed the attacker. The good Samaritan had been sitting in the store, drinking his regular morning coffee.

[Rinnwald]

Score one for the good guys. Since the attacker died, even liberal Seattle media had to cover the story. They even went so far as to call him a "good Samaritan".

[dfwgator]

[MarMema]

Ha ha wake up call for King County. Guns work.

[DoughtyOne]

[ConservativeMind]

A very happy story.

[fireman15]

As someone who currently lives in King County Washington... this person deserves a medal but more likely will be sued by the criminal’s family.

[onona]

That customer is my hero.

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo, taxpayer relief act.

The City Council will probably tax the guy for the rounds he expended.

Carbon offsets.

[tflabo]

[PROCON]

.. but more likely will be sued by the criminal’s family.

OMG, why didn't he recognize the poor guys mental illness and try to talk him out of it? </libthought>

[BigEdLB]

Any nearby mulch processing plant? Same to waste good fertilizer.

[VikingMom]

King County has a new sheriff named John Urquhart and he has been pretty vocal in encouraging his deputies to carry all the time, even when off duty. He has also been supportive of citizens getting their CPL, and proper training, in order to protect themselves and the community.

Far cry from the previous Sheriff and a welcome change. Cases like this prove yet again that a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy from causing harm to innocent folks!

[Fiddlstix]

I Love A Happy Ending.

[Rinnwald]

...will be sued by the criminal’s family.

Story lists the attacker as being in his 40's. A little late to be turning his life around and starting a rap career.

[Mr. Mojo]

The Medical Examiner's Office has not identified him or official cause of death.

Determining the latter shouldn't be difficult.

[Vic S]

Shoot to kill. A wounded criminal will sue you.

[Rinnwald]

Determining the latter shouldn't be difficult.

Coroner Quincy: Let's look beyond the obvious gunshot wound. Notice the shorter left leg. This would lead to a leftward gait. It's my theory that liberalism killed him.

[doc maverick]

Probably an illegal alien or a muslim....otherwise they’d be giving out his name by now.

[LibWhacker]

Suicide by good Samaritan.

[rockrr]

That’s one block away from where I bought my first home.