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    News Armed off-duty firefighter halts armed suspect at Walmart store in Missouri, police say

    By Talia Kaplan | Fox News




    An armed man wearing body armor sent panicked shoppers fleeing from a Walmart store in Missouri on Thursday, but an armed off-duty firefighter was able to detain the suspect until police officers arrived to make an arrest, Springfield police said.

    The 20-year-old suspect was carrying loaded tactical weapons, according to reports.

    “His intent obviously was to cause chaos here, and he did that,” Springfield police Lt. Mike Lucas told The Springfield News-Leader.

    In a Facebook post, Springfield police wrote that officers were dispatched to the Walmart store around 4:10 p.m. Thursday on reports of “an armed white male.”



    The suspect was wearing body armor and military-style clothing, according to the News-Leader, which cited information from Lucas. He walked inside the Walmart carrying a “tactical rifle” and another gun, the newspaper reported, and carried more than 100 rounds of ammunition.

    The suspect grabbed a cart, pushed it around the store and recorded cell phone video of himself walking through the Walmart, Springfield's KY3 reported, citing police.

    The television station reported that the store manager pulled a fire alarm, which prompted people to flee from the store.

    The suspect then made his way out an emergency exit where the firefighter held the man at gunpoint, the station reported, adding that police showed up about three minutes later and made the arrrest.

    Police said no shots were fired and no one was injured.

    Lucas described the suspect as “pretty stoic” during initial police contact, the News-Leader reported.

    “At this time, the investigation is on-going and we are working to determine his motives,” police said in the Facebook post.

    A fire marshal was reportedly called out to the scene to inspect the suspect’s car in the parking lot, to make sure there were no bombs in the vehicle. Police said investigators will review surveillance video from the store and also check the suspect’s social media accounts to see if he was live-streaming the events, the newspaper reported.

    The incident happened five days after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, that resulted in 22 deaths.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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    There are articles on civilian armed responses and why they usually don't work. Assessing the intent with speed, determining who's shooting, clear line of sight to shooter, not becoming a target for authorities responding. That said stories like this are reassuring and good to hear

    And after reading the events above, I wonder if the guy took too much time/focus recording himself, and that was what allowed the fireman to stop him before anyone was shot?

    We're programmed creatures. The NZ shooter was wearing black tactical gear, helmet with a go-pro and a strobe on it, and was carrying two assault rifles. Of course the guy at the Mosque welcomed him. He probably assumed he was actual police or military.

    Not trying to flex but if I ever see someone in full tactical gear carrying a rifle in a store, I may try to tackle him from behind. If he's legit authority I guess I'll be charged accordingly. From what I understand most bystanders are too confused and often don't have a good vantage point to understand what's happening during the initial moments of shootings.

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    https://www.personaldefenseworld.com...n-carry-panic/

    It's because of dumb asses like this that we have to justify our rights.
    He wasn't exercising his rights, he was pushing an agenda.
    His ignorance just adds fodder to the liberal cause.

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