USA: A woman shoots dead an gunman who opened fire at celebrants at a party in Virginia
According to eyewitnesses, the shooter arrived at the scene of a neighborhood birthday party after being warned that he should be careful when driving.
"Instead of escaping the threat, she confronted him and saved a life," a police officer said of the woman who arrived at the scene.
The incident takes place against the backdrop of the massacre in Texas, which again provoked attempts to restrict weapons
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28/05/2022
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 12:14 Updated: 13:52
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An American woman shot dead a man who opened fire at a celebrating crowd at a party last Wednesday in the city of Charleston in western Virginia.
According to local police, the woman's quick response saved lives and prevented mass shooting.
The incident comes amid a brutal massacre in Texas in which 21 people, including 19 children, were shot dead, provoking many reactions in the U.S. and around the world, and re-raising the demand to restrict weapons in the country.
The shooter, Dennis Butler, was 37 years old with a criminal record. According to eyewitnesses, he was driving a car in the area where the party took place, where he was told to slow down because children were playing nearby.
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After he started firing, a woman who passed by in the area saw what was happening and shot him, and he died on the spot.
She remained at the scene until the end of the incident, and cooperated with police investigators.
"She's just a member of the community who carried her weapons legally," said local police spokesman Tony Hazlett.
He noted that she has no criminal record.
"Instead of escaping the threat, she confronted him and saved a life."
He added that no indictments would be filed against her.
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