BREAKING: CONCEALED CARRY HOLDER STOPS MAN WITH RIFLE, BODY ARMOUR AT SPRINGFIELD WALMART

August 8, 2019
by Matt Carden

BREAKING - SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

THIS IS A BREAKING STORY- but at this point there seems to be little doubt that TONIGHT A CIVILIAN WITH A CONCEALED HANDGUN LIKELY STOPPED A MASS SHOOTING FROM TAKING PLACE WITHOUT A SHOT BEING FIRED.

Shooter Photo from Fox Springfield Mo

According to the Springfield, Missouri Police Department, and being reported by the local media in Springfield, on the evening of Thursday, August 8, 2019, a male in his early 20's, wearing a tactical vest and carrying an AR-15 style rifle with what appears to be a 30 round magazine in the rifle, and other magazines on the vest, attempted to walk into the WalMart Neighborhood Market on West Republic in Springfield, Missouri.  According to Lt. Mike Lucas of the Springfield PD, "his intent was not to cause peace or comfort to anybody that was in the business."

 A photo of the shooter (with face blurred) was posted on the local Fox affiliate web page and is re-posted on this site. The shooter was stopped and held by an off duty firefighter with a concealed carry firearm.

The firefighter has not been named, however Springfield PD credit the Concealed Carry Permit Holder with stopping the shooter. Speaking of the shooter, Lt. Lucas said, "In fact, he's lucky to be alive to be honest."

SPRINGFIELD PD TWITTER FEED @SGFPolice
🚨UPDATE: 🚨
At 4:10 p.m. SPD were dispatched to 3150 W. Republic Rd. to a Walmart Neighborhood Market. An armed white male in his twenties was detained by an armed off-duty fireman until officers arrived on scene and took the suspect into custody. More: https://t.co/IZcH3Hn8GV

— Springfield PD (@SGFPolice) August 9, 2019

BREAKING: CONCEALED CARRY HOLDER STOPS MAN WITH RIFLE, BODY ARMOUR AT SPRINGFIELD WALMART