UPDATE: From WXIN.com: “While police are crediting an Indiana man with shooting and killing a suspect in the Greenwood Park Mall shooting Sunday, mall policy prohibited him from carrying at all. . . . ‘The real hero of the day was the citizen that was lawfully carrying a firearm in the food court and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he began,’ [Greenwood Police Chief James] Ison said.”
“Someone we are calling the ‘Good Samaritan’ was able to shoot the assailant and stop further bloodshed. This person saved lives tonight. On behalf of the City of Greenwood, I am grateful for his quick action and heroism in this situation.” GREENWOOD MAYOR MARK MYERS
Will the mall company now reconsider its ban?
ORIGINAL: The attacker was heavily armed and had already murdered three people and wounded three others when a 22-year-old man legally carrying the gun fatally shot him. About 20 shots were fired. It seems extremely likely that more would have been murdered.
Other cases of people using concealed handguns to stop mass public shootings are available here.
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Three people are dead and 3 more are injured after a shooting Sunday at the Greenwood Park Mall. The shooting suspect, who police believe acted alone, was killed soon after by an armed citizen at the mall, police said.
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The Greenwood Police Department confirmed Sunday that a lone shooter, believed to be an adult male, entered the food court of the mall around 6 p.m. with a rifle and several magazines of ammo. The suspect then shot into the mall, killing three people and injuring three more.
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GPD also confirmed Sunday that the shooter was shot and killed by a Good Samaritan who was armed with a handgun. The man who shot the suspect, identified as a 22-year-old from Bartholomew County, had a legal gun permit and is fully cooperating with police.
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The suspect was described by police as an adult male armed with a rifle and multiple magazines. No identification or motivation has been released. . . .
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Joe Schroeder, “3 dead, 3 injured in shooting at Greenwood Park Mall, suspect killed by armed citizen,” Fox 59 (Indianapolis), July 17, 2022. See also WTHR staff, “4 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Greenwood Park Mall; police said ‘good Samaritan’ shot and killed shooter,” WTHR Channel 13 NBC, July 17, 2022.
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