Man shot dead while trying to stop man from beating woman

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Man shot dead while trying to stop man from beating woman

Updated 6:16 pm, Friday, November 25, 2016

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man has been killed and a woman critically wounded when police say the man tried to stop another man from beating a woman in a crowded San Antonio parking lot.

The incident happened Friday afternoon outside of a Wal-Mart in northwestern San Antonio.

Police Chief William McManus says a man was assaulting a female companion when the good Samaritan drove up and demanded that he stop. McManus says the assailant drew a handgun and fired at the man, killing him and critically wounding a female bystander. A woman in the vehicle with the good Samaritan was injured by shattered glass.

McManus says the beaten woman escaped and a police helicopter followed the suspect's vehicle for 10 miles before his arrest.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Man-shot-dead-while-trying-to-stop-man-from-10636554.php

[tosh]

1. There are no words

to adequately respond to this.

[shenmue]

2. ...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. An armed society is a polite society

[C Moon]

6. Is that seriously something gun people say?

Brother.

[CBHagman]

8. All the time.

It's actually a quote from a Robert Heinlein book, but's regularly trotted out as a justification for gun ownership.

[Kennah]

15. The problem with it is that we've descended from society to dystopia (n/t)

[LeftInTX]

9. Yep, I hear it all the time

[LuckyLib]

4. Texas would be one state where I would assume lots

of men are carrying guns. Difficult to be a Good Samaritan when lots of people are armed.

[heaven05]

7. always prepared

is always EQUAL to any challenge or challenger. Period. Good guy, but now dead. Who's to figure!!!!????

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. horrific

[LeftInTX]

10. Why would a good Samaritan flee?

[LisaL]

12. Did you misread the article?

Who says anything about good Samaritan fleeing?

[LeftInTX]

13. Oops, I misread it.

[dembotoz]

11. To die trying to save another....worse ways to die...I applaud him

[smirkymonkey]

14. How sad when heros die trying to save others. It's sad when anyone dies, but

especially sad when one dies trying to save another innocent person.