We’re not hearing a lot about this “good guy with a gun” story in the mainstream media โ the bigger news seems to be that this hero was carrying in a mall that was a gun-free zone. And if there were no guns at all โฆ nobody would need one. We’re now learning that Eli Dicken managed to take down the Greenwood Park Mall shooter in just 15 seconds โฆ not two minutes as previously reported. That’s pretty amazing.
#BreakingNews Greenwood police revise timeline–now say Armed Citizen Eli Dicken neutralized mall shooter in a mere 15 seconds–not 2 minutes as previously stated.#GreenwoodParkMall @WTHRcom pic.twitter.com/4sV7VA1drp
— annemariewthr (@AnneMarieWTHR) July 19, 2022
Previously Police say Dicken fired 10 shots from his handgun…and that the suspect fired 22 rounds killing 3 and injuring 2 in the mall food court Sunday night.@WTHRcom
Photo Courtesy: Attorney Guy A. Relford pic.twitter.com/dAv5hy3egv— annemariewthr (@AnneMarieWTHR) July 19, 2022
OODA loop. When in a suddenly unfamiliar situation, you…
OBSERVE
ORIENT
DECIDE
ACTAmazing how quickly he got to step 4, in a situation with screaming people running in all directions, gunshots, making sure there was nobody behind his target, and a major adrenaline dump. /1
— ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐.๐ (@park_traffic) July 19, 2022
In this situation, shooter was already at step 4. By returning fire, which shooter didn't expect, he put the shooter back at step 2. Shooter probably had to pause to re-orient, giving control of the situation to the hero. /FINhttps://t.co/SK0YJY0vGL
— ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐.๐ (@park_traffic) July 19, 2022
Got right to work without hesitation, saving untold lives.
— rangermonroe (@rangermonroe) July 19, 2022
400 heavily armed officers in Uvalde waited in a hallway for an hour while a mass shooter gunned down 19 children.
A 22-year-old kid with a pistol in Indiana took down a mass shooter in 15 seconds. https://t.co/7eaCfRo54b
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 19, 2022
WoW pic.twitter.com/3hIPZOZn0A
— Alto Oosterloo (@aeoost) July 19, 2022
15 seconds.
first shot hit.
40 yards.Just incredible. https://t.co/DPoXkU3bS8
— m/-=EdVT=-m/ (@Carg0ShortLife) July 19, 2022
Bad guy was shot 8 times. That is 80% hit rate (total 10 rounds sent) at 40 yards.
Good Samaritan Eli Dicken exceeded all expecations and should be highly commended for his actions.
— The Black Lab, Sic Semper Tyrannis (@TheBlackLab2A) July 19, 2022
Wow!!! I'm going to the range tomorrow.
— OneMoreTime๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ (@Fels_Standard) July 19, 2022
Literally. I just booked range time.
— OneMoreTime๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ (@Fels_Standard) July 19, 2022
American Badass
— โฟill (@gambadingdong) July 19, 2022
#Hero pic.twitter.com/CYvBJPRisI
— Wise Dalai Lama (@MedinaDalaiLama) July 19, 2022
The kid is an absolute hero! Imagine how many lives he saved. Wonder if the Biden administration will applaud the young man. Doesnโt play in to their anti @NRA narrative. He deserves to be honored at the highest level.
— Down the Middle (@DowntheMiddle16) July 19, 2022
https://t.co/4kUl1QXumT pic.twitter.com/7tgIUyCJ43
— MMAnewsnetwork๐๐ (@Mmanewsnetwork2) July 19, 2022
When seconds count, and it did in Greenwood, the police are only minutes away.
— timeonly1401 (@its_only_time) July 19, 2022
15 seconds โฆ amazing.
Related:
Brady president paints Good Samaritan with a handgun as a โvigilanteโ for taking down Greenwood Mall shooter and saving lives https://t.co/JvtBdVpoIi
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 18, 2022