Memphis Man Saves Woman From Armed Attacker

posted on September 29, 2016
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When a fight between a man and a woman threatened to erupt in gunfire early Friday morning, a Memphis, Tenn., man intervened, shooting the woman’s attacker, LocalMemphis.com reports

Police say they received a call around 2:30 a.m. from a man claiming to have been involved in a shooting. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that a man and woman had gotten into a fight, and when the man involved in the fight went and retrieved a gun, the caller got a gun and ended up shooting the armed man, who died at the scene. 

The man who reported the shooting was held by police for questioning, but no charges were reportedly filed.

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