This Narrow Escape From A Violent Attacker Is Exactly Why Our 2nd Amendment Rights Should Be Protected

A Washington state man used his own gun to save himself and his fellow Americans, by shooting a man on a violent rampage armed with a metal baton. Police responded to the scene in Everett last Monday on reports of an “assault with a weapon.”

The on-scene officers discovered a man in his early 30s who had been shot multiple times. He later died from his injuries at a hospital.

The case appears to represent a clear example of an armed citizen stepping in to protect others. A suspect allegedly threatened, chased and hit the innocent. Other men reportedly attempted to stop the threat, but it took an armed citizen to ultimately end the attacks.

Witnesses told police the man was walking his dog around the Silver Lake neighborhood when he started yelling and became aggressive toward people – including a grandmother and her young granddaughter.

“A guy was yelling at these two ladies,” said Howard Rohdy, who was fishing nearby with a friend, reported Komo News. “We don’t know why so we go running down.”

“There was like a little scuffle, went on about, and then he pepper-sprayed me,” Rohdy said, reported Komo News. “He had a baton out, it was a metal baton and he whomped me in the head with it.”

Another man eventually joined in the fight. The unidentified suspect allegedly attempted to use pepper spray on that man as well, reported Komo News. But this time, the man fought back and pulled a gun. That’s when the Washington armed citizen intervened, dropping the attacker for good.

“So he used his Second Amendment right and shot him, ended the situation and protected us all,” Rohdy said, reported Komo News.

Authorities took the suspect to a local hospital for treatment, where officials pronounced him dead, reported Komo News. Meanwhile, the armed citizen reportedly stayed on the scene and cooperated, speaking with police detectives.

Everett Police Department said that the investigation was ongoing and would reveal more details at a later date. No charges have been filed against the man who shot the attacker.