Gun Carrying Man Ends Stabbing Spree at Salt Lake Grocery Store

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Full story here.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith's store.

Police say the suspect purchased a knife inside the store and then turned it into a weapon. Smith's employee Dorothy Espinoza says, "He pulled it out and stood outside the Smiths in the foyer. And just started stabbing people and yelling you killed my people. You killed my people."

Espinoza says, the knife wielding man seriously injured two people. "There is blood all over. One got stabbed in the stomach and got stabbed in the head and held his hands and got stabbed all over the arms."

Then, before the suspect could find another victim - a citizen with a gun stopped the madness. "A guy pulled gun on him and told him to drop his weapon or he would shoot him. So, he dropped his weapon and the people from Smith's grabbed him."

By the time officers arrived the suspect had been subdued by employees and shoppers. Police had high praise for gun carrying man who ended the hysteria. Lt. Brian Purvis said, "This was a volatile situation that could have gotten worse. We can only assume from what we saw it could have gotten worse. He was definitely in the right place at the right time."

Dozens of other shoppers, who too could have become victims, are also thankful for the gun carrying man. And many, like Danylle Julian, are still in shock from the experience. "Scary actually. Really scary. Five minutes before I walk out to my car. It could have been me."

Police say right now they have no idea what caused the suspect to go on the dangerous rampage. (We will update as soon as we learn new information.)

So far, police have not released the names of the suspect, the victims or the man who pulled the gun.

Just another scumbag sheepdog runnin' around loose I reckon. Though the story doesn't state such, I'm gonna bet that the shouts of, "You killed my people" puts the perp in a ummm....certain demographic shall we say. Hope the sheepdog ain't white or a white Hispanic. His life will be ruined if he is. But then, some around here would think that was "justice" for him being a sheepdog in the first place.

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Thanks for the link. Another good one on our side...

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The knife mans name is Liet Thanh Ly.

Stabbing suspect has long criminal history | ksl.com

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The knife mans name is Liet Thanh Ly.

Stabbing suspect has long criminal history | ksl.com

Thanks for that XD357. I'll admit, he doesn't hail from the "certain demographic" I was expecting. That article seems to lay the groundwork for an insanity plea. Dude's already done some crazy stuff.

Sheepdog wishes to remain anonymous. Can't say I blame him for that. Kudos to him if by chance he happens to hang around here.

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Thanks for the link. Another good one on our side...

+1 I missed that item on the news this evening. I'm glad that this "sheepdog" decided to intervene, and not skulk away in ignominy. A big Bravo Zulu for him.