Hotel Guest Shooter Attacker to Avoid Getting Forked Up

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USA –-(Ammoland.com)- FOX TV-17 reports 07-30-2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, a local resident and his friend arrived to the Suburban Lodge on Central Pike after church Sunday afternoon.

They then entered the elevator along with 48-year-old man who it turns out did not have a room at the hotel. The victims told police they exited the elevator and went towards their room while the 48 year old also exited and walked in the opposite direction.

The 48 year old returned to their door and tried to gain entry. He appeared to have a metal object in his hand and tried to stab the local resident.

Believing it was a knife and fearing for his life, the resident knocked the would-be intruder down. That allowed the resident time to retrieve his Glock 19 handgun from the table. He shot at the 48 year old hitting him in the left bicep.

The 48 year old tried to run off with the knife, but the resident was able to stop him. He held the intruder at gunpoint until police arrived.

The local resident has a valid Tennessee carry permit.

No charges were filed against the victims as the shooting was in self-defense. Police arrested the 48 year old on two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Comments:

Clearly a valid shooting in most jurisdictions. The resident showed great restraint in firing only one shot.

Holding the perp for the police was fine. I expect if he tried to escape again, the resident wouldn’t have pursued. When you are safe, stay safe!

The metal object thought to be a knife was later recovered and turned out to be a fork. My guest, Attorney Clark Patrick, on the live YouTube broadcast, commented that the shooter being armed, was able to prevent being forked.

Bob Irwin, Las Vegas

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