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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Mass shooting at Indiana mall that left four dead raises controversial ‘good guy with a gun’ theory

AP

A mass shooting at an Indiana mall could have been a whole lot worse, according to police, if an armed bystander hadn’t shot and killed the suspect, reigniting a debate about whether a “good guy with a gun” is the key to stopping gun violence.

Police believe Jonathan Sapirman, 20, walked to the Greenwood Park Mall, in Greenwood Park, Indiana, on Sunday evening, armed with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and three guns: an M&P 5.56mm rifle, a Glock 33 pistol, and an AR-15-style Sig Sauer rifle, which was used in the shooting.

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