A passerby reportedly commanded the suspect to stop. When he didn’t, the passerby fired his gun. The suspect died.
Leon County resident Charlie Strickland said, “As a former law enforcement officer, I know what it’s like to be in a fight.”
“resident” is a guy I know that just ran for sherrif, he’s a good dude. The bad dude got killed though his own stupidity.
More information here: www.wctv.tv/content/news/Local-residents-react-to-man-who-shot-Lee-Co-deputys-attacker-401366615.html
Spoilers: this is florida, so someone bought the vigilante another gun to replace the one he had to give up because it was evidence.
This wasn’t a murder. He killed a criminal perpetrating an illegal act.
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If that “illegal act” isn’t “attempted murder,” then killing the perp is indeed “murder.”
WRONG. one may use deadly force to prevent harm to self or others.