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Armed bystander credited with preventing more deaths in Indiana shooting.
The gunman who killed three people in a shopping mall near Indianapolis would likely have taken many move lives if not for the "heroic" actions of an armed bystander who shot the suspect and stopped the attack, police said.
A 22 year old man, who was lawfully carrying a concealed firearm at the time, "engaged" the suspect on Sunday almost as soon he opened fire with a rifle in a food court at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana, authorities said. Police said they did not know the motive behind the rampage.
Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison credited the 22 year old, who was at the shopping mall with his girlfriend that night, as a hero whose bravery and competence prevented further bloodshed.
The concealed carrier was initially handcuffed, and his gun was confiscated before he was taken for questioning to the police department, where his account was verified by video footage, according to Ison.
"Many more people would've died if not for a responsible armed citizen that took action very quickly within the first two minutes of the shooting," Ison said.
Ison also said the suspect had two rifles and a handgun with several magazines of ammunition and over 100 additional rounds and that he fired about 24 rounds from one of the rifles.
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