Fed up with crime, 67-year-old man fires on 3 engaged in shootout in his front yard. The last time police came by his Tripe Street home to investigate complaints about drug dealing in the West Ashley neighborhood, William Gates made it clear to them that he had had enough.
'I told the police, 'Bring the coroner and body bags the next time you come out here,' ' he said. 'Nobody is going to run me out of my home.'
The coroner and body bags weren't needed Friday morning because when Gates made good on his statement, he only wounded the men he shot. But it wasn't for lack of trying.
'I shot to kill,' he said. 'I'm not going to lie to you.' [FirearmNews.com]
"We have no plans to arrest him," Charleston Police Chief Reuben Greenberg said. "We can't see from where we sit where a crime's been committed. People have the right to provide for their safety, and we believe that is what he was doing."
Mr. Gates is fortunate that he lives in the South--in LA he'd certainly be charged. It's very nice to see that there are still people willing to stand up to thugs.
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