Marine Saves The Life of Thug He Shoots in Self-Defense

By John Falkenberg

JOELTON, TN — A would-be robber, both armed and backed by a couple of friends, is likely only alive because of a quick-thinking, concealed-carrying, veteran gas station clerk who not only thwarted the robber but gave the robber CPR once he’d shot him.

It’s about the most “Marine” way I could imagine a concealed carrier stopping a robbery.

As WSMV reports:

The shooting happened in the parking lot of Chip’s Quik Stop market on Whites Creek Pike just after 11:30 p.m. on May 10.

According to police, 58-year-old Zane Friend was outside taking a break when the armed men reportedly started running at him. Friend was armed with a pistol. He told police one of the suspects pointed a gun at him, so he shot the suspect in the stomach. The two other suspects reportedly ditched their friend who had just been shot.

According to police, Friend then ran inside, grabbed towels and tried to help the man who had just tried to rob him. Friend said he performed CPR on the suspect and called 911. Friend is a veteran of the Marines and has been working at this gas station for 19 years. He told News4 this was …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation