Posted on 10/01/2025 8:07:27 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
GLENWOOD, Iowa — When the Friar Family sat down for dinner on Aug. 6, the last thing they expected to hear was gunshots.
"A lot of people in the neighborhood light fireworks," said Harrison Friar. "At first, we weren't concerned."
But it wasn't fireworks. And the sound didn't stop.
"It was so close that I felt there was something wrong, like really wrong," said his wife, Brielle Friar.
Sorry, forgot to click on Excerpt. Please use link for the details of the story.
https://www.ketv.com/article/offutt-airman-takes-heroic-action-during-shooting/68139119
Outstanding!
Is that a problem?
No ... the problem here is that turdbasket discharging those rounds at his neighbors and randomly into their houses.
Many of us would consider him short on ammo.
Indeed. It’s not how many tens of thousands of rounds you have in your basement ... it’s what you do with them.
Please. At least paste what exactly he did in your excerpt so as to not make your article clickbait.
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“He raised his firearm at me, and I tried to de-escalate the situation by yelling, ‘Don’t!’” he said. “But that didn’t do anything. So he’s intending to kill me, my wife, whoever he can, so I fired back two times.”
Harrison Friar believes he hit Burnell in the leg and wrist with one of his shots.
That’s a day at the range.
"He raised his firearm at me, and I tried to de-escalate the situation by yelling, 'Don't!'" he said. "But that didn't do anything. So he's intending to kill me, my wife, whoever he can, so I fired back two times."
Harrison Friar believes he hit Burnell in the leg and wrist with one of his shots. "He had hundreds of rounds in his house," he said. "I think he intended to take as many people with him as he could before I confronted him. When I hit him in the leg, I think it immobilized him slightly."
About a minute later, law enforcement arrived from every angle. Burnell eventually set his home on fire and died.
Friar credits his military training with teaching him how to take action in the midst of chaos.
"I feel like it taught me to be a little more calm under pressure," Friar said. "As I was fired upon, I felt like I almost got tunnel vision -in a good way. It gave me some clarity."
Brielle Friar said it's hard to describe the pride she has in her husband. "It's hard to explain it," she said. "It's something you hope someone would do, and I'm so glad he did."
Harrison Friar has a message for parents and spouses everywhere: "It's good to have everything at your disposal, to be prepared. Give some thought to things happening — anything from a fire and having an extinguisher to something like this."
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