Re: Gun carrying man ends stabbing spree

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 8:26:03 PM UTC-4, Strabo wrote:
Gun carrying man ends stabbing spree at Salt Lake grocery store
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Updated: 4/27 12:26 pm | Published: 4/26 8:20 pm
Reported by: Don Hudson

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A citizen with a gun stopped a knife
wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the
downtown Salt Lake City Smith's store.

Police say the suspect purchased a knife inside the store and then
turned it into a weapon. Smith's employee Dorothy Espinoza says, "He
pulled it out and stood outside the Smiths in the foyer. And just
started stabbing people and yelling you killed my people. You killed my
people."

Espinoza says, the knife wielding man seriously injured two people.
"There is blood all over. One got stabbed in the stomach and got stabbed
in the head and held his hands and got stabbed all over the arms."

Then, before the suspect could find another victim - a citizen with a
gun stopped the madness. "A guy pulled gun on him and told him to drop
his weapon or he would shoot him. So, he dropped his weapon and the
people from Smith's grabbed him."

By the time officers arrived the suspect had been subdued by employees
and shoppers. Police had high praise for gun carrying man who ended the
hysteria. Lt. Brian Purvis said, "This was a volatile situation that
could have gotten worse. We can only assume from what we saw it could
have gotten worse. He was definitely in the right place at the right time."

Dozens of other shoppers, who too could have become victims, are also
thankful for the gun carrying man. And many, like Danylle Julian, are
still in shock from the experience. "Scary actually. Really scary. Five
minutes before I walk out to my car. It could have been me."

Police say right now they have no idea what caused the suspect to go on
the dangerous rampage. (We will update as soon as we learn new information.)

So far, police have not released the names of the suspect, the victims
or the man who pulled the gun.

Good grief!

What kind of knife do you buy in a grocery store?

A paring knife? A steak knife? A chef's knife?

What will it take for Sarah Brady to go after kitchen knives?
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