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“Good Samaritan” Armed Amazon employee stops shooter who opened fire at Arizona facility, police say

John Lott - Crime Prevention Research Center | Published on 1/19/2023
An armed Arizona man is being credited as a “good Samaritan” by police after he shot an active shooter in an Amazon facility parking lot, likely preventing further bloodshed.

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Police in Chandler, Arizona, say that 29-year-old Jacob Murphy pulled into the employee parking lot of an Amazon facility on Wednesday morning and opened fire after jumping out of his car,” KSAZ-TV reported. . . .