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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith's store.


Police say the suspect purchased a knife inside the store and then turned it into a weapon. Smith's employee Dorothy Espinoza says, "He pulled it out and stood outside the Smiths in the foyer. And just started stabbing people and yelling you killed my people. You killed my people."

Espinoza says, the knife wielding man seriously injured two people. "There is blood all over. One got stabbed in the stomach and got stabbed in the head and held his hands and got stabbed all over the arms."

Then, before the suspect could find another victim - a citizen with a gun stopped the madness. "A guy pulled gun on him and told him to drop his weapon or he would shoot him. So, he dropped his weapon and the people from Smith's grabbed him."

By the time officers arrived the suspect had been subdued by employees and shoppers. Police had high praise for gun carrying man who ended the hysteria. Lt. Brian Purvis said, "This was a volatile situation that could have gotten worse. We can only assume from what we saw it could have gotten worse. He was definitely in the right place at the right time."

Dozens of other shoppers, who too could have become victims, are also thankful for the gun carrying man. And many, like Danylle Julian, are still in shock from the experience. "Scary actually. Really scary. Five minutes before I walk out to my car. It could have been me."

Police say right now they have no idea what caused the suspect to go on the dangerous rampage. (We will update as soon as we learn new information.)

So far, police have not released the names of the suspect, the victims or the man who pulled the gun.

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Originally posted by CaveTroll:
I'm actually wondering why he bothered to purchase the knife? I mean, if you're going for assault with a deadly weapon, why not just add shoplifting? Maybe he was trying for suicide by cop?

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Originally posted by CaveTroll:
I'm actually wondering why he bothered to purchase the knife? I mean, if you're going for assault with a deadly weapon, why not just add shoplifting? Maybe he was trying for suicide by cop?

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:
Not that I won't thoroughly excoriate a dangerous jackass with a gun, mind you - I just don't assume that possession of one MAKES someone a dangerous jackass, although it may make one slightly more dangerous, true.
But then so does a drivers license, yes ?

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Originally posted by Hero:
As for drivers licenses, they don't kill people nearly as often as the cars do...

"Stand back everybody! I've got a drivers license and I'm not afraid to use it!"

Ironically that statement coming from my little sister does inspire a measure of real fear.

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Originally posted by PIRATENEWS:
Good thing this didn't happen in Chicago, DC, NY City, England, Canada or Australia, or the gunman would've been arrested immediately, and the stabber given a free dinner of spotted dick and Mr Brain's faggots with the German Nazi queen of Babylon.

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:
Most CCW crime stops don't even involve actually firing one though, which is why they don't make the news and in the cases they might isn't compatible with the narrative whatever media is usually trying to push - that all gun owners are dangerous nutters, which is bunk cause most of em are MORE responsible (or at least more discreet) cause elseways how'd they slip the background check in order to get a CCW permit, ehe ?

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Can't disagree, although I'm not sure a dangerous jackass with a gun is worse then one without a gun. I mean if that fella is unarmed and is still a dangerous jackass...then he's pretty damned dangerous.

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Ironically that statement coming from my little sister does inspire a measure of real fear.

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Originally posted by PIRATENEWS:
Good thing this didn't happen in Chicago, DC, NY City, England, Canada or Australia, or the gunman would've been arrested immediately, and the stabber given a free dinner of spotted dick and Mr Brain's faggots with the German Nazi queen of Babylon.

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Yanno, once I realize that the rational, level-headed potion of your brain has been removed, it gives me the opportunity to appreciate the phrase "colorful metaphor."

You are like the living breathing incarnation of the Id, you know that? There was a wonderful skit that Robin Williams did about the Id...wish I could find that...

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Strange. I've gone through a space warp!
I'm living on a planet where many people don't eat gravy and act as if they never heard of it!

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:

Strange. I've gone through a space warp!
I'm living on a planet where many people don't eat gravy and act as if they never heard of it!

(The 1st ingredient of gravy is drippings/juices = blood & fat. Then flour, then milk.)

Note: Gravy is not considered a weapon, concealed or brandished.

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
Sounds pretty good. I usually use vegetable boullion.

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