A potential mass shooter was stopped by an employee with a concealed handgun permit at Turnberry Towers in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“On Friday, June 23rd, 2023, an employee at Turnberry Towers near Karen and Paradise shot a gunman who walked in and fired shots at the front desk,” Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) President John R. Lott Jr. said.
“Fortunately, an employee at the building with a concealed handgun permit was able to quickly stop the attack before anyone else was hurt,” he added.
Watch footage of the incident below.
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Would be Mass Public Shooter Stopped by an Employee with a Concealed Handgun Permit
On Friday, June 23rd, 2023, an employee at Turnberry Towers near Karen and Paradise shot a gunman who walked in and fired shots at the front desk. Fortunately, an employee at the building with a… pic.twitter.com/JyUs2O2iEn
— John R Lott Jr. (@JohnRLottJr) June 27, 2023
A resident called the building employee a hero for taking swift action to stop the gunman.
KTNV reports:
A resident at Turnberry Towers near Karen and Paradise is calling a building employee a hero after a gunman walked in and fired shots at the front desk on Friday.
Channel 13 spoke with the resident to get their story. Law enforcement has not confirmed the following details.
According to the resident, a man wearing a helmet had an AR-15 and other weapons when he entered the towers Friday afternoon.
This is when the resident tells us the man fired shots in the area of the front desk, shattering glass which is shown in pictures they have provided to us.
The resident says it was an employee of the towers who stopped the attack, and thinks they are a hero who deserves recognition for stepping in.
On Friday, a man entered the Turnberry Towers in Las Vegas armed with an AR-15. The would-be mass shooter fired shots near the front desk.
Mere seconds later, an employee of the building returned fire, neutralizing the shooter.
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— Young Americans for Liberty (@YALiberty) June 27, 2023
8 News Now added:
One person was found shot in what police are calling an “isolated incident” at an apartment complex near the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.
Police said they received a call shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, about a shooting in the 300 block of Karen Avenue. When officers arrived, they found two people involved, one of which was injured from a gunshot wound.
The unidentified person was taken to a nearby hospital and is in critical condition.
Neighbors who live nearby told 8 News Now they heard several gunshots ring out.
Benjamin Teal a resident who lives at an apartment complex in the area stated that their valet attendant may have saved his life by telling him to leave, and then moments later several gunshots were heard.
“My valet comes out waving his arms saying, ‘There is a guy with a gun, turn around and go the other way,’ and so we go down to the basement the first level where the valet parking is and then we heard about six to seven or eight gunshots,” Teal shared. “It was pretty distinguishable to be a gunshot.”
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