Whitney Tipton on May 7, 2019
A concealed gun permit holder shot a man who attacked him in a West Philadelphia neighborhood Monday night, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
A 24-year-old shot an erratic 43-year-old in the knee after the older man punched the younger man in the face, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Police officers on foot patrol were called to North 57th Street Monday evening around 6 p.m. on reports that an older male was attacking people and vandalizing vehicles, according to the police report.
Witnesses reported that the older man was behaving erratically and appeared to be under the influence. He shattered the rear window of a Mitsubishi SUV with a rock and was reportedly punching people, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told the Inquirer.
The older man “aggressively approached” the younger male, police told The Daily Caller News Foundation. The younger man was a concealed gun holder who was in the neighborhood visiting family, according to the Inquirer.
The older man punched the younger man in the face, who then drew his weapon and shot the older man in the right knee. The shooter cooperated with police, who witnessed the shooting, and his semiautomatic handgun was confiscated at the scene, the Inquirer reported.
Police took the wounded man to the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he is listed in stable condition, according to police.
Support Conservative Voices!
Sign up to receive the latest political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.
The Philadelphia district attorney declined to file charges against the shooter, police told TheDCNF. The names of either person have not been released.
Read this Next on ThePoliticalInsider.com
Rhode Island Towns Declare Second Amendment SanctuariesThe opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Political Insider.
Leave a Comment
COMMENTS POLICY: We have no tolerance for messages of violence, racism, vulgarity, obscenity or other such discourteous behavior. Thank you for contributing to a respectful and useful online dialogue.
And when does he get his gun back?
The left knee or he right knee? Should have been the wenee.
Did the shooter get his gun back? Hope so.
That’s what he is using here!
Spoken like a true fool! You would probably bring a knife to a gun fight! It is better to have a gun, and not need it, than to need it and not have one!! An armed society is a polite society!! From where, do you mucking forons come?
The 24 yr old is a sniviling coward. The assailant was an un-armed older guy 43, inebriated, and the 24 year old couldn’t punch him back? OMG, what has happened to the manly art of self-defense? All the gun-toting cowards out there get their “courage” from a gun -waeklings, too much TV and video games.
We all know, The Political Insider, will not follow up on this and tell us what happens.
Good job on the young mans part. Now give him his gun back. He didn’t break the law.
GOOD JOB GUY- BUT DURING YOUR CONCEALED HAND GUN PERMIT SCHOOL DID THEY TEACH YOU TO WOUND YOUR ATTACKER OR TAKE HIM OUT FOR GOOD. MY PERMIT AND SCHOOLING TAUGHT ME THAT IF YOU HAVE TO PULL YOUR GUN ITS NOT FOR SCARING AN ATTACKER – IT TO RENDER THE ATTACKER DEAD AT THE SCENE. END OF STORY. THEN WAIT AROUND UNTIL THE “CHICKEN” STOPS AND THE BLOOD CONGEALS AND THE NECK ARTERY NO LONGER IS THUMPING – ITS TIME TO CALL THE POLICE AND THE CORONER. NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER. IF THIS GETS OUT THEN MAYBE THE THUGS AND COUSINS OF THIS ATTACKER MIGHT THINK TWICE WHEN CHOOSING TO DO THIS CRIME AGAIN. BUT GOOD JOB AGAIN – NEXT TIME MAKE THE 50CENT PIECE GROUP IN THE CENTER LEFT CHEST AREA. NO GRAND JURY CAN HEAR HIS SIDE- CASE CLOSED!!!
it would have been a lot cheaper to take the swine to the morgue, then the taxpayers would not be paying for this criminal for years!!
Knowing the city after being a detective there for 25 years, I believe this guy will have a terrible time trying to get his gun back.
Confiscated ????????????????
Well at that moment the young man had to make a choice. Wound or kill. In any case I Hope he has nothing that can be taken in a lawsuit. As for east coast gun laws, to many lib laws for me.I’ll never live ther again!
If this was New Jersey, the shooter would have needed a pardon from POTUS to get out of jail. The crazy guy could sue him for damages.
He should Point the gun a little bit lower, or a little bit higher, Because the knee is harder to be healed !!! ! !!!
:-( Or even revenge him :-(
He will be sorry he did not kill him because now the criminal will sue him.
I think the shooter did right, by not trying to kill the thug. It seems to me that he kept his cool and assessed that the thug was not a threat to his or other’s life, since he wasn’t armed and did the right thing by shooting to disable him. If, after being shot, the thug would have pulled out a gun, then he would have had to take deadly action.
It’s another example of how responsible and necessary legal gun owners are in America and how the left wants to disarm us, so we can’t protect ourselves and others, from criminals who all illegally have guns and would still have them no matter what the libs do to outlaw guns.
“Police who witnessed the shooting ?” Was the older man, the miscreant ,black, and the police delayed by PC, perchance ?
Practice makes perfect.
Good thought, but this was a 24 year old. It’s very hard to kill a man outright, even in self defense.
Glad that the CC took the guy down, but you “never” shoot to wound in a defensive concealed carry shooting. Every CCH permit course I’ve been through teaches you to stop the threat permenately. Two center mass, followed by a head shot. As someone else pointed out below, you are just asking for a lot of headaches for yourself if you leave them breathing. If you feel that your life is in imminent danger, go all the way and make sure they can never try to hurt anyone ever again!
Sometimes yes, but Not always.
he should of just shot him center mass and saved people future misery.
Good job ! No Demecratic to protect him, a 9mm is faster than 911.
Should have shot him between the eyes!
in your dreams
now that guy will sue him for everything he has and everything he will ever have –he will be the one who suffers
Good job sir Bravo. It’s great that you shot him in the knee you gave him something to remember for the rest of his schiffy life
Good going, but he needs to get his sights adjusted, he shot way to low…
Considering where this happened? That is a very good question!!!
YES- HE MIGHT NEED TO FOR THE FAMILY OF THE ATTACKER. ATTACKERS FAMILY MEMBERS DO NOT RESPECT YOU IF YOU WOUND THE FAMILY THUGS-BUT IF YOU PUT THE POS DOWN THEN THEY FEEL THEY BETTER LEAVE THE SHOOTER PATRIOT ALONE.
His firearm was confiscated……………I’m confident he’ll get it back….right????
Do you think that is what is keeping her Bugg Eyes from popping out!
Pelosi uses Botox like Otis Campbell drinks gin.