Dad hunts down man who beat his daughter, shoots him & gets shot

[Melensdad]

Can't say as I blame the dad!

This happened in my neighboring state of Illinois. Liberal court system there so pretty sure the dad is screwed. But the public sympathy is probably with him.

Wood River father shoots man accused of harming daughter, police say

Two men are recovering after shooting each other in Wood River, Illinois, early Tuesday morning after police said a father took matters into his own hands.

fox2now.com

FULL STORY AT LINK ABOVE. Story says both men were transported to the hospital from gunshot wounds, but only describes 1 man with a gun? Ricochette off the pavement? Or shot and chased? Obviously lots more details will emerge later.

Wood River father shoots man accused of harming daughter, police say​

by: Max Diekneite ​

Posted: Dec 26, 2023 / 10:24 PM CST ​

Updated: Dec 26, 2023 / 10:24 PM CST​

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WOOD RIVER, Ill. – Two men are recovering after shooting each other in Wood River, Illinois, early Tuesday morning after police said a father took matters into his own hands. . . .​

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A woman showed up at her parents’ home around 2:30 a.m. She had been severely beaten.​

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Police report that the woman’s father tracked down the man accused of harming his daughter and shot him in the middle of the street.​

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Both men suffered gunshot wounds, according to police. Both men were taken to a local hospital; one by ambulance, the other via helicopter.​

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FOX 2 spoke with neighbors off camera who said they witnessed the shooting. One neighbor said that after he heard a pop, he stepped outside and saw the older man standing over the younger one, pointing a gun at him. He heard the younger man beg the older man not to shoot him, followed by the older man saying, “That’s my daughter! She means everything to me!”​

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After that, he said he watched as the older man shot the younger one and then waited for police to arrive. He said the older man did not appear severely injured from his vantage point, while he heard the younger man screaming in pain.​

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Longtime resident Mildred Rulo said these kinds of things just don’t happen in Wood River.​

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“My thought is, I’m just glad they knew each other,” Rulo said. . . ​

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Others said they don’t blame a father for wanting to defend his daughter. Local resident Dawn Howard agrees with that sentiment but thinks it could have been handled differently.​

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“It’s hard to blame a parent. There’s five girls in our family, and I can see all of our dads going after a guy,” Howard said. “But with a gun? No…beat him up; don’t shoot him.”​

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[waybomb]

And as the system does less and less to deter criminals, more of this will occur.

 

[Melensdad]

And as the system does less and less to deter criminals, more of this will occur.

It will become the only way to see justice in the Soros promoted state/county prosecutors areas of the nation

 

[FrancSevin]

Can't say as I blame the dad!

This happened in my neighboring state of Illinois. Liberal court system there so pretty sure the dad is screwed. But the public sympathy is probably with him.

Wood River father shoots man accused of harming daughter, police say

Two men are recovering after shooting each other in Wood River, Illinois, early Tuesday morning after police said a father took matters into his own hands.

fox2now.com

FULL STORY AT LINK ABOVE. Story says both men were transported to the hospital from gunshot wounds, but only describes 1 man with a gun? Ricochette off the pavement? Or shot and chased? Obviously lots more details will emerge later.

Wood River father shoots man accused of harming daughter, police say​

by: Max Diekneite ​

Posted: Dec 26, 2023 / 10:24 PM CST ​

Updated: Dec 26, 2023 / 10:24 PM CST​

​

WOOD RIVER, Ill. – Two men are recovering after shooting each other in Wood River, Illinois, early Tuesday morning after police said a father took matters into his own hands. . . .​

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A woman showed up at her parents’ home around 2:30 a.m. She had been severely beaten.​

​

Police report that the woman’s father tracked down the man accused of harming his daughter and shot him in the middle of the street.​

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Both men suffered gunshot wounds, according to police. Both men were taken to a local hospital; one by ambulance, the other via helicopter.​

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FOX 2 spoke with neighbors off camera who said they witnessed the shooting. One neighbor said that after he heard a pop, he stepped outside and saw the older man standing over the younger one, pointing a gun at him. He heard the younger man beg the older man not to shoot him, followed by the older man saying, “That’s my daughter! She means everything to me!”​

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After that, he said he watched as the older man shot the younger one and then waited for police to arrive. He said the older man did not appear severely injured from his vantage point, while he heard the younger man screaming in pain.​

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Longtime resident Mildred Rulo said these kinds of things just don’t happen in Wood River.​

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“My thought is, I’m just glad they knew each other,” Rulo said. . . ​

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Others said they don’t blame a father for wanting to defend his daughter. Local resident Dawn Howard agrees with that sentiment but thinks it could have been handled differently.​

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“It’s hard to blame a parent. There’s five girls in our family, and I can see all of our dads going after a guy,” Howard said. “But with a gun? No…beat him up; don’t shoot him.”​

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In the absence of justice, a father shouldn't need a "legal" right to defend his child.
Some have suggested he could have "just beat him up" forgetting, that is also illegal.
So, "dad" would still have been subject to arrest.

And as the system does less and less to deter criminals, more of this will occur.

The system is supposed to remove such jerks from our children, our wives, and the gene pool.

 

[tommu56]

Police report that the woman’s father tracked down the man accused of harming his daughter and shot him in the middle of the street.

See he should have shot him between the eyes not middle of the street.

but seriously thats the Sorros backed judges and we need to go back to an eye for an eye justice system no letting people off!