First I’ve heard of it
The Indy Channel reports that a CCW holder may have engaged the mall shooter in Tacoma:
Parents of the man most seriously wounded in a shooting rampage at a shopping mall said Tuesday that he drew a pistol and confronted the gunman before being shot.
Brendan “Dan” McKown, 38, was hit twice in the abdomen on Sunday, when a gunman opened fire on crowds in the Tacoma Mall.
Doctors at Tacoma General Hospital believe McKown may have suffered permanent paralysis because of spinal damage, hospital spokesman Todd Kelley said.
Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said detectives don’t know if McKown simply brandished his handgun to show the gunman he was armed, or if he was preparing to fire the weapon. Witnesses told the family McKown was shot after he pulled the gun.
Roger McKown, 63, of Yelm, called his son a hero and said he has been licensed to carry a firearm for years.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. If anyone knows anything the family needs, let me know.
This is the first bit of coverage I recall reading about it.
(H/T Mike)
Update: The Seattle PI says he did confront the shooter.
Update 2: Mike alerts me that there is a fund:
There is the Dan McKown Medical Fund to help with expenses. donations can be made at any Bank of America.
November 23rd, 2005 at 1:40 pm
I read somthing to the effect that a guy tried to stop the mall shooter by attacking him and was shot, though it never mentioned he had a gun.
I was wondering if there were any CCW holders in the mall.
I have no doubt this information was left out on purpose.
November 23rd, 2005 at 2:20 pm
Don’t most shopping malls restrict the carry of weapons, even legal ones, on their property?
Not that I think that’s a good idea.
I sure hope this guy makes it ok… 🙁
November 23rd, 2005 at 2:25 pm
I’ve heard that about Foothills and West Town Mall but I have never seen a sign on the door, which I think is required.
November 23rd, 2005 at 4:30 pm
According to this post:
“There is the Dan McKown Medical Fund to help with expenses. donations can be made at any Bank of America.”