Armed Good Samaritans Provide Cover, Rescue Wounded Deputies

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Armed Good Samaritans Provide Cover, Rescue Wounded Deputies

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Good guy with a gun never happens.

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Peaceful Valley, WA
Young became enraged and went outside and yelled at the neighbor burning trash, claiming that smoked had blown through the windows into his home, the Bellingham Herald reported.

The neighbor responded with an expletive, according to police.

Young had been drinking and he became enraged, KGMI reported.

So he grabbed his shotgun and went outside and fired birdshot into the air near the neighbor who was burning trash, according to police.
A neighbor called 911 and reported that Young was outside firing his 12-guage shotgun into the air, the Bellingham Herald reported.

Two Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies responded
Deputies arrived on the scene at about 4:30 p.m. and when Young heard them announce themselves, he went outside yelling and waving a gun, the Bellingham Herald reported.

“Sheriff’s Office — drop the gun!” the deputies ordered Young.

Young ignored the deputies’ commands and opened fire on them instead, the Bellingham Herald reported.

One deputy was shot in the head and fell to the ground.

The second deputy put himself between Young and the wounded deputy and returned fire, the Bellingham Herald reported.

Young opened fire on the second deputy and shot him, too.
Police said that was when good Samaritans armed with their own weapons stepped forward and fired multiple shots in the direction of Young to provide cover for and protect the wounded deputies, the Bellingham Herald reported.
Other neighbors jumped in to assist the first good Samaritan and they were able to pull the wounded deputies into a garage and out of the line of fire.

The good Samaritans immediately began performing first aid on the wounded heroes as they waited for an ambulance to arrive
WA will have those good Samaritans disarmed in short order with their up and coming gun bans.
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Re: Armed Good Samaritans Provide Cover, Rescue Wounded Depu

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It's hard to escape the irony of this happening in "Peaceful Valley." :roll:

Sad followup note: While the deputies are expected to survive, they could potentially lose their eyesight, as they took birdshot to the face and got eye injuries. :(

eyesight comment starting around :33

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