If you pull your gun on a person you saw shoot someone, don't talk to them shoot them!

[testdepth]

If you read the article it states the domestic dispute shooter had already fired his gun twice and hit the woman once when he attempted to leave in his vehicle. The guy who was killed pulled his gun to keep the bad guy from leaving. In this situation the guy should have killed him in his vehicle.



‘He thought he could help’: Concealed carry gun-wielder intervenes in domestic dispute and is shot dead

 

[Revolver]

> to keep the bad guy from leaving

Yeah, that's not how CCW works

 

[BanjoJohn]

I stay away from domestic disputes. That's for the POLICE.

Usually great physical harm or death results from the first few times the spouse is abused. So the abused spouse has grown somewhat accustom to the abuse.
By the time it get to the great physical harm or death stage, the abused spouse would have had plenty of time to either kill abusing spouse or leave.

You can't fix stupid.

 

[biker_bill]

Even the cops send two cops to domestic abuse calls.
I've heard several say they're the worst calls....

 

[bambam]

 

[10thmountain]

Stay away. Let the LEO handle that garbage.

 

[George P. Burdell]

A series of bad moves by the cop wanna be.

 

[MRH]

I stay away from domestic disputes. That's for the POLICE.

Usually great physical harm or death results from the first few times the spouse is abused. So the abused spouse has grown somewhat accustom to the abuse.
By the time it get to the great physical harm or death stage, the abused spouse would have had plenty of time to either kill abusing spouse or leave.

You can't fix stupid.

Usually the woman being abused attacks the "hero" for attempting to help.

I would advise never to pull your weapon unless you're ready to shoot, and you better have good reason.

This was stupid and it cost him. He was probably a good guy too, but he definitely made a stupid mistake.

 

[CQB27]

OP, your understanding of the use of deadly force in defense of self and others appears to be lacking.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

You generally can't shoot a fleeing felon.
Is there an exception for shooting a still-armed shooter (murderer?) who just shot (and killed?) a woman in public? Even when you saw the whole thing happen firsthand? Maybe not!

Does it depend what the guy does next? I think so.
If he takes his gun in his hand and heads over to a crowd of people, it's 100% green light to shoot him. In the back, even. No warning.
If he tucks his gun in his waistband and gets in his car to leave.... probably NOT O.K. to shoot him at that second.

You could try a citizen's arrest first, and then shoot him when he offers armed resistance to your attempted arrest.