Police Issue Statement About Alabama Mall Shooting Which Left One Armed Citizen Dead

By Brandon Curtis

On Thanksgiving Eve, a tragedy occurred inside a mall in Alabama. The details are sketchy, but what we do know is that police shot and killed a person who they thought at the time was the gunman who had shot two people, including a 12-year-old girl.

After initially declaring the gunman down by police, they had to change the story once it was realized that the man they killed did not pull the trigger. He did, however, have a firearm in his hand. His family told reporters that he possessed a concealed carry permit, but we have not been able to confirm this.

The person or persons responsible are still on the loose.

As a concealed carry website, the takeaway to this terrible tragedy is this; as armed citizens, we have to do our best to make sure that police know we are not the threat, but this can be difficult during the chaos that occurs during an active shooting. Responding police do not know what is happening, and it’s increasingly difficult to make the decision as to who is the threat and who is not.

Here is the statement:

“Beginning today, we will provide weekly updates to news media each Monday by 10:30 …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation