A Father Defends His Family

What else should he have done? Father shoots man who opened fire on his family in museum parking lot. It appears that this incident took place on December 26th, the Tuesday after Christmas.

A suspect who allegedly shot at a family in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science's parking lot before the father shot him is facing multiple charges of attempted murder.

He, his girlfriend and their two children were in the parking lot of the museum. He was changing his shirt when two men with guns ran up and demanded a silver chain he was wearing.

He said the suspects grabbed him and told him to give them the silver chain around his neck. One of the suspects then hit him in the back of the head, he said. He believed that the man hit him with the butt of the handgun, according to a probable cause statement. The father then pulled his gun from his waistband and pointed it at the two suspects, he told police.

One of the suspects fired several rounds at the man, with one round striking the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The man told police he fired back at the suspects, who fled on foot northbound and fired an additional round at the family as they ran, according to a probable cause statement. It was not clear if the man believed he had struck either suspect.

So what should he have done? They threatened his family. Are you sure they only wanted valuables? What if they had rape on their mind?

A short time later a guy who may have matched the description on one of the suspects showed up at a local hospital. He is, or was when the article was written, "medically unresponsive" due to his injuries.

He faces seven charges; four counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of felony menacing and attempted aggravated robbery.

Self-defense is a human-right, and it appears to be your legal right in Denver.