Bartholomew Roberts
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bsAMSQ13bY
News story on sentencing: http://www.localnews8.com/news/thomas-receives-sentence-in-attempted-murder-trial/30737472
Summary: A man hears a disturbance in his apartment hallway. He retrieves his handgun and a video camera. As the camera rolls, he opens the door to discover a neighbor threatening people with a machete. He yells he has contacted the police and closes, locks, and chains the door. The man then kicks in the door and is shot as the camera records.
I thought this might be useful for Tactics and Training because it shows a couple of points discussed here frequently:
1) The whole thing happens very fast. From opening the door to shots fired is less than 40 seconds.
2) Why you don't want a cheap front door - the man in question tears through the door like it was made of tissue paper.
News story on sentencing: http://www.localnews8.com/news/thomas-receives-sentence-in-attempted-murder-trial/30737472
Summary: A man hears a disturbance in his apartment hallway. He retrieves his handgun and a video camera. As the camera rolls, he opens the door to discover a neighbor threatening people with a machete. He yells he has contacted the police and closes, locks, and chains the door. The man then kicks in the door and is shot as the camera records.
I thought this might be useful for Tactics and Training because it shows a couple of points discussed here frequently:
1) The whole thing happens very fast. From opening the door to shots fired is less than 40 seconds.
2) Why you don't want a cheap front door - the man in question tears through the door like it was made of tissue paper.