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Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:04 pm
by baldeagle
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He ordered the man, wielding a 13 inch knife, to stop several times. He finally shot him. And it was all videotaped.
Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:10 pm
by Keith B
DeCosta has an extensive rap sheet and has been arrested 21 times on charges like assault and theft. He will face yet another charge of aggravated assault and other possible charges for his run-in with the Army veteran.
Hopefully he goes away for a long time after this.
Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:15 pm
by baldeagle
He's 38 and he's been arrested 21 times. What do you think the chances are that this will be any different? The judge will probably rule he's been punished enough by being shot. Too bad the Lt. didn't shoot a little higher.
Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:28 pm
by RoyGBiv
baldeagle wrote:He's 38 and he's been arrested 21 times. What do you think the chances are that this will be any different? The judge will probably rule he's been punished enough by being shot. Too bad the Lt. didn't shoot a little higher.
Maybe he was trying to stop him from reproducing?

Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:08 am
by johncanfield
RoyGBiv wrote:baldeagle wrote:He's 38 and he's been arrested 21 times. What do you think the chances are that this will be any different? The judge will probably rule he's been punished enough by being shot. Too bad the Lt. didn't shoot a little higher.
Maybe he was trying to stop him from reproducing?

Sounds like great aim to me

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"...He wouldn’t even get close as Lawler fired one round into the suspect’s groin when he got within 5 or 6 feet..."
Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:04 pm
by The Annoyed Man
RoyGBiv wrote:baldeagle wrote:He's 38 and he's been arrested 21 times. What do you think the chances are that this will be any different? The judge will probably rule he's been punished enough by being shot. Too bad the Lt. didn't shoot a little higher.
Maybe he was trying to stop him from reproducing? 
He wouldn’t even get close as Lawler fired one round into the suspect’s groin when he got within 5 or 6 feet.
Pretty much. Yep.
Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:24 pm
by charliej47

I would say that the VET was lucky! Remember the Tueller Drill!

Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:41 pm
by MechAg94
Wow, someone still uses videotape?

Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:36 am
by JSThane
I believe it said the veteran was 38, not the attacker.
Thug was probably still in his 20's.
Re: Army veteran shoots attacker
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:10 am
by Jumping Frog
JSThane wrote:I believe it said the veteran was 38, not the attacker.
Yep.
JSThane wrote:Thug was probably still in his 20's.
Your guess is the high probability guess, although I'd have included teens and 20's.
However, this looks like a career criminal:
Police later arrested and identified the suspect as Dondi DeCosta, 37. He was treated for the gunshot wound at Aria Health’s Torresdale hospital, where he remained in critical condition on Wednesday, according to police.
DeCosta has an extensive rap sheet and has been arrested 21 times on charges like assault and theft.