Police: Man smashed car with ax handle in Vancouver Lowe’s parking lot, vehicle owner then shot him

kptv.com ^ | 23 November, 2020 | Staff

[marktwain]

VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) - Police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of a Lowe’s store in Vancouver.

A 911 caller told dispatchers he shot someone outside the store at 18801 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. on Friday evening.

Investigators said a 49-year-old man was in the parking lot getting ready to leave when he saw another man running out of the store’s east emergency door carrying merchandise and heading toward a waiting vehicle with a women in the driver’s seat.

The witness drove closer to the other vehicle in an attempt to get the license plate information, according to police.

Investigators said the 22-year-old man who ran out of the store approached the witness’ vehicle and began hitting it with an ax handle, including breaking out windows.

The driver got out of his vehicle as the man with the ax handle moved toward him, according to police. Investigators said the witness pulled out a gun and shot the man with the ax handle.

[marktwain]

It appears the police are prosecuting the correct person.

The armed Samaritan is referred to as a witness.

[2banana]

Don’t bring an ax to a gun fight.

[BigEdLB]

[Ikeon]

QQ, how do you shoot a man with an axe handle? Was it an assault axe? How many rounds does it hold? Whats its range? And does the gun grabbing crowd know you can shoot people with an axe handle? 🙃

[mad_as_he$$]

“A 911 caller told dispatchers he shot someone .....”

That’s a hugh mistake!

[Fido969]

Shot him with the axe handle?

[4yearlurker]

So....he shot the man with the ax handle. A loaded ax handle can be deadly.

[Mark17]

Maybe it was a 44 magnum ax handle. 😁

[RightWingNutJob69]

Yeah, but it wasn’t a “Macho Man Savage double ax handle from the top rope” type of ax handle.

[Fresh Wind]

Why steal just an ax handle? It would make more sense to steal the entire ax.

[real saxophonist]

...with a women in the driver’s seat.

A women?

[ClearCase_guy]

Why steal just an ax handle? It would make more sense to steal the entire ax.

"There's nothing like a nice piece of hickory." -- Clint Eastwood

[Beagle8U]

“QQ, how do you shoot a man with an axe handle?”

If he was black it would be a ask handle.

[real saxophonist]

This is a bass drum cadence that my Alma Mater Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps used a lot:

(/thread drift)

[marktwain]

This was probably not the firearm used in the article.

[Travis McGee]

He won’t do that again.

[null and void]

Who axed you?

[Dr. Pritchett]

CYA: Can You Articulate

Apparently, the Good Samaritan was able to clearly articulate his reasonable fear of imminent grievous injury or death to himself or an innocent by a man with an axe handle. So the system works, in this case.

[Openurmind]

Must have been rough to retune a bass drum for all those notes in between beats... lol

Obviously not the percussion score... :)