Good Samaritan who saved trooper says God put him there

CNN ^ | 1/16/2016 | Phil Gast and Steve Almasy

[Rio]

A good Samaritan being hailed as a hero in Arizona is not quite ready to speak with reporters. He's trying to reconcile taking a life, even when it was the right thing to do, officials said Monday.

[Rio]

Best report I've seen so far. Perp was mexican illegal.

The motorist fired at least two shots, striking the suspect, and began to help Andersson. But the suspect got up and again attacked, authorities said. The helper fired again, mortally wounding the attacker with a shot to the head.

Also here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/authorities-trooper-shot-driver-caused-rollover-225458260.html

[donna]

Escobar, Milstead said, was from Mexico and in the US "out of status." Escobar, who had no known criminal history, allegedly had served several years ago in that country's federal police.

"out of status"

That's a new one.

[Mr. K]

it was a stupid thing to say

and we don’t need that kind of self-manufactured grief on FR

[2ndDivisionVet]

Have they charged him yet?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Wonder why it took so long to finally describe the shooter. We knew everything about everyone else EXCEPT the Perp. It is like there was a total news blackout on him, until now.

[Sergio]

bkmk

[Delta 21]

Carry Every Day

[Company Man]

The motorist fired at least two shots, striking the suspect, and began to help Andersson. But the suspect got up and again attacked, authorities said.

Sounds like more of this 'shoot to wound' bullcrap.

[Rio]

9mm

[Bratch]

Sounds like more of this 'shoot to wound' bullcrap.

Picture of the Good Samaritan.