Good Friend Got Into A Gun Fight

[doc540]

http://www.12newsnow.com/story/19253451 ... successful

Just talked to him.

He prepared.
He trained.
He acted prudently.
He's alive.
Perp is wounded and in jail.

Cliffs:
Truck in the next parking space
Perp jumps out, throws down on him with a shotgun
Friend is seated with one foot inside his Jeep Cherokee
Keeps talking to perp and pushing shotgun barrel sideways
Says he's getting his wallet.
Pulls his Taurus 709 Slim from kidney carry
Fires once
Perps falls backwards, drops shotgun, jumps up and runs

K9 finds the perp shot through the hip and hiding.

Friend goes home alive to his wife and kids.

[74novaman]

Glad he's okay!

Shotgun vs a pocket 9mm. Yikes!

[TexasComputerDude]

I wonder if there is surveillance footage. I"d love to see it.

[The Annoyed Man]

Good for him for keeping calm and doing the right thing.

[doc540]

Good for him for keeping calm and doing the right thing.

In a millisecond he thought it through, made decisions, and acted upon them.

Bravo!

[GunNewb]

Wow! It's good to hear that your friend is safe and the BG is in jail.

This is exactly why I want my CHL. This could happen to any of us at any moment.

[SwimFan85]

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[SpringerFan]

Scary situation, glad to hear your friend is doing well.

[carlson1]

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It sure reads like it is the same incident.

[doc540]

Yessir

[doc540]

He needs to work on his accuracy *grumble*

Kidding - glad your friend walked out alive

It's a valid point.

But here's what happened.

Two vehicles close together in the parking lot.

Perp jumped out of the passenger side of his truck while Aaron was getting into the driver's side of his Cherokee.

While he kept talking to the perp, with his left hand he was pushing aside the shotgun barrel in his face.

Reaching for his wallet with his right, he drew and fired from across his lap!

Shot the guy through the hip with about the only shot he could take from the position he was in.

Perp fell/jumped back and rolled behind the truck.

[Jim Beaux]

He needs to work on his accuracy *grumble*

Kidding - glad your friend walked out alive

It's a valid point.

But here's what happened.

Two vehicles close together in the parking lot.

Perp jumped out of the passenger side of his truck while Aaron was getting into the driver's side of his Cherokee.

While he kept talking to the perp, with his left hand he was pushing aside the shotgun barrel in his face.

Reaching for his wallet with his right, he drew and fired from across his lap!

Shot the guy through the hip with about the only shot he could take from the position he was in.

Perp fell/jumped back and rolled behind the truck.

I bet he was tearing up the asphalt with his fingernails trying to boogie on out of there.

[doc540]

He needs to work on his accuracy *grumble*

Kidding - glad your friend walked out alive

It's a valid point.

But here's what happened.

Two vehicles close together in the parking lot.

Perp jumped out of the passenger side of his truck while Aaron was getting into the driver's side of his Cherokee.

While he kept talking to the perp, with his left hand he was pushing aside the shotgun barrel in his face.

Reaching for his wallet with his right, he drew and fired from across his lap!

Shot the guy through the hip with about the only shot he could take from the position he was in.

Perp fell/jumped back and rolled behind the truck.

I bet he was tearing up the asphalt with his fingernails trying to boogie on out of there.

Well, I left this little detail out of the story:
"When I looked behind the truck, the guy was pulling up his pants and starting to run."

I didn't want to make a joke out of this ordeal, but I sure enough did that visual.

[TexasComputerDude]

Has your friend contacted a lawyer yet? I just wonder if this is a clear cut enough incident that there is no need.

How he words things could dramatically change the polices opinion of him.