The Armed Citizen® Sept. 30, 2024

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posted on September 30, 2024
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A disgruntled driver who allegedly drove down a pier in Bokeelia, Fla., in an attempt to run down a local harbormaster is dead after a bystander opened fire on the truck, according to local news reports.

According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office investigation, the driver approached a man on the pier and displayed a firearm. He then returned to his vehicle and drove down the pier, which was occupied by a number of bystanders and families who were fishing. As the truck approached the halfway point of the pier, a man opened fire, stopping the driver and the truck, which became stuck on a gate.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and police are still investigating. (WINK News; Bokeelia, Fla.; 8/1/24)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – November 1975

After being shot in the hand by one of four teens bent on robbing his Milwaukee, Wis., grocery, Jose Herrera returned fire with a .25-cal. semi-automatic he kept under a counter, mortally wounding his attacker. The other teenagers panicked and fled. (The Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wis.)

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