Initial reports said it took two minutes.
According to an updated media release from Greenwood police Cheif James Ison, armed citizen Eli Dicken neutralized the Indiana mall shooter in 15 seconds —not two minutes as initially reported.
An NBC reporter shared the update on Twitter.
“#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”
#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
Dicken fired 10 shots —hitting the gunman 8 times.
Fox News reporter Courtney Spinelli shared more details on Twitter.
“First pic is the #GreenwoodParkMall food court. Second pic shows approx. locations of where shooter & Dicken were. Within 15 seconds of shooting started, police say Dicken fired 10 shots, killing suspect. Autopsy shows suspect hit 8x, none of those self-inflicted GSW,” she tweeted.
First pic is the #GreenwoodParkMall food court. Second pic shows approx. locations of where shooter & Dicken were. Within 15 seconds of shooting started, police say Dicken fired 10 shots, killing suspect. Autopsy shows suspect hit 8x, none of those self-inflicted GSW. https://t.co/mCCmqeSnFD pic.twitter.com/V0rHqsVl40
— Courtney Spinelli (@CourtSpinelliTV) July 20, 2022
According to RedState, “The shooter was armed with a Sig Sauer 400M 5.56-caliber rifle. He had a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 5.56 on reserve in the restroom. A Glock 33 .357 pistol was on his person. He was armed with over 100 rounds. He’d been frequently practicing at a range for the past two years. He had resigned from his warehouse job in May. Police were told by family they believe he’d received a notice of eviction.”
And Dicken dropped him in 15 seconds.
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