"Beam Me Up Snotty" <
ThenDestroe...@blackhole.nebulax.com> wrote in
message news:XnsA5A6917...@46.165.242.91...
>
> On the afternoon of 31 January, 2016, some ATVs were getting
> gas at the intersection of Claiborne and Esplanade Avenues in
> New Orleans, Louisiana. Richard Macklin pulled up in a white
> Volvo. Macklin is believed to have been the aggressor in the
> incident. He pulled out a firearm and opened fire on the ATV
> riders. Three were wounded before anyone returned fire.
>
>
> One of the wounded was armed. He drew his legally carried
> weapon and fired at Macklin, wounding him in the head and
> stopping the attack. From
nola.gov/nopd:
>
> Based on the initial investigation, detectives learned that a
> group of individuals were driving ATVs and had arrived at the
> location to get gas. At that time, a man driving a white Volvo,
> later identified as Macklin, pulled up to the gas station where
> he and the group began to argue. Macklin then pulled out a
> weapon and fired several shots at the group, striking three
> males ages 30, 31 and 32. One of the victims then pulled out a
> weapon and returned fire, striking Macklin in the head.
> During the initial investigation, officers believe that the
> person who
> fired back did so in legitimate defense of self and others: