..stops a bad guy with a gun.
Florida armed bystander stops gunman at crowded back-to-school event at park, police say
By Travis Fedschun
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/06...olice-say.html
An armed bystander shot a man who opened fire at a Florida park filled with over 100 people -- including children -- for a Saturday
back-to-school cookout, officials said.
The Titusville Police Department said in a news release the man was involved in a fistfight with another person at the Issac Campbell Park and left around 5:20 p.m. --
only to return with a gun minutes later and start shooting.
A bystander, who was lawfully licensed to carry a firearm, then shot the gunman.
“We are extremely grateful that
nobody else was injured in this incident,” Deputy Chief Todd Hutchinson said in a statement. “This suspect
opened fire at a crowded public park. This
could have been so much worse.”
The gunman, whose firearm was recovered at the scene, was airlifted to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No one else was injured during the shootout.
A DJ whose family organized the event at the park told Florida Today he was standing under a pavilion when he heard
at least a dozen shots ring out...