Armed homeowner catches 2 escaped GA inmates who murdered 2 prison guards to escape

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One of the armed citizens, either the homeowner or the neighbor, was carrying a gun but did not point it at the fugitives.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...969430-522c-11e7-b74e-0d2785d3083d_story.html
"The Latest: ‘Hero’ rejects label, says he never pulled gun", Associated Press, 5:32pm 16 Jun 2017.
"The man credited by law enforcement with holding two Georgia prison escapees at gunpoint says he’s no hero. Patrick Hale says he was carrying a loaded weapon but never pulled it out. He says the two inmates took off their shirts and waved them as if they were surrendering, then got face down on his concrete driveway without saying a word. He says they must have mistaken his car for a police cruiser, saying they look similar. He says more than 45 police officers were there within minutes, and he says “I cannot tell you how grateful I was to see them arrive.”"

I'm sure this story will get more interesting as it unfolds. The fugitives had lost their stolen guns when they crashed their stolen car. They may have mistaken the man with a gun for a police officer.
Most reports say the reward will be divided based on the usefulness of the information provided to aid officers in the pursuit and capture. The two armed citizens who detained the fugitives after they surrendered deserve a lot of that credit.

Long before this, in Tennessee we have had newspaper reports of residents detaining burglars for arrest by responding officers, a man with 911 on the line engaging a burglar exiting his neighbor's house, rural neighbors on patrol rescuing a kidnapped girl. This was almost to be expected.
 
The 15 Jun Fox story announced the capture; the 16 Jun Fox story went into some detail.

After issung a public alert to be on the lookout for two murderous fugitives, when they are captured the first priority is to issue a stand-down alert.

On stories I have followed on BBC, they kept one story open and updated it as it developed.
 
I saw part of the interview. The homeowner pointed out that he drove the same type car as the local Police. The 2 bad guys stopped their car, took off their shirts and flagged him down. They surrendered to him thinking he was a cop looking for them. He said he had a gun, but never drew it.
 
He had loaded his guns in preparation, based on news the fugitives were on the loose in his neighborhood, accepted their surrender without drawing his gun and waited for responding officers to take them into custody.

What happened to the narrative that self-defenders with guns are all vigilantes looking for an opportunity to play Dirty Harry and just itching to shed blood?
 
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