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Two Armed Civilians Stopped What Likely Would Have Been a Mass Public Shooting in Missouri

Jun 6, 2026 | Defensive Gun Use

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A 27-year-old gunman opened fire outside a Price Chopper in Pleasant Hill on Monday, killing a 45-year-old woman and injuring a 17-year-old employee. . .

Ryan Gamboa, “Community in shock after 1st shooting in Pleasant Hill in 20 years,” KSHB Channel 41 (Kansas City), May 25, 2026.

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The attacker only stopped his shooting when he was confronted by two armed civilians.

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“Shortly after the first shots were fired, two gentlemen from the Pleasant Hill area, who were armed, had the courage to approach this suspect, who then turned the gun on himself. . . . I think that it is a good possibility that they prevented further bloodshed,” Pleasant Hill Police Chief Tommy Wright, May 26, 2026.

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