“I will say his actions were nothing short of heroic. He engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun,” Greenwood Police Chief James Ison said.
After hearing the gunfire, according to police, Elisjsha Dicken, 22, of Seymour, Indiana, fired the handgun he was carrying and attempted to stop the shooter. His gunfire hit the gunman and killed him, according to police.
Ison said Dicken’s first shot at the gunman was from 40-50 yards away and it appeared the very first shot hit the gunman.Dicken was carrying a 9-MM Glock, according to Ison. After confirming the shooter was no longer a threat, Dicken approached mall security and cooperated with officers, according to Ison. He was handcuffed and questioned by officers, but released upon verification of his actions via surveillance video.
However, in a statement from H.PR spokesperson on behalf of the Simon Property Group, the armed civilian was commended.
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