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U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On April 17th, 2021, at about noon, there was a shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska. One person was killed, another was wounded. A police officer had been shot at in the Mall a month earlier.
The Westroads Mall is reported to be a gun-free zone. When the shooting happened on April 17th, 2021, Scott Tafoya was carrying his pistol with a Nebraska permit. He drew the pistol to protect himself and others, knowing there might be legal consequences.
ZIP Advertisement I never expected I would touch my gun : Dad pulls gun to protect family in Nebraska mall shooting Share Updated: 10:21 AM MDT Apr 20, 2021 Sarah Fili Reporter I never expected I would touch my gun : Dad pulls gun to protect family in Nebraska mall shooting Share Updated: 10:21 AM MDT Apr 20, 2021
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Show Transcript MY DAUGHTER’S GETTING A BAPTIZED NEXT WEEKEND. AND SO I WANTED TO GET A NICE SPECIAL FOR HER BAPTISM AS SCOTT. TIFF WAS TRYING ON A SUIT IN VON MAUR SATURDAY. HIS WATCHED A SHOP. HE NOTICED COMMOTION AND SAW PEOPLE RUNNING ONE MAN MADE EYE CONTACT WITH HIM. I LOOKED IN HIS EYES AND HE YELLED. SHOOTER SCOTT TOOK OFF UPSTAIRS TO FIND HIS FAMILY AS HE DID. HE GRABBED HIS GUN. HIS WIFE TOLD HIM. SHE HEARD GUNFIRE. EVERY INDICATION SAID OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER AND I WAS GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT OUT OF THERE. OKAY. HE’S A LEGAL CONCEALED CARRY PERMI
Updated: 8:33 AM CDT Apr 20, 2021 Sarah Fili Reporter A dad said the choice was easy to grab his concealed carry weapon and protect his family as gunfire erupted at Westroads Mall in Omaha Saturday. My daughter is getting baptized next weekend so I wanted to get a nice special outfit for her baptism,” Scott Tafoya said.As Tafoya was trying on a suit in Von Maur Saturday, his wife and two daughters went upstairs to shop.He noticed commotion and saw people running. One man made eye contact with him. I looked in his eyes and he yelled, ‘Shooter, ” Tafoya said.He took off upstairs to find his family.As he did, he grabbed his gun.His wife told him she heard gunfire. Every indication said our lives were in danger and I was going to do everything in my power to make sure we got out of there OK,” Tafoya said.He s a legal conceal carry permit holder, even though Westroads Mall is a weapon-free zone. I knew that if I ever pulled that out it would truly
He saw a group of people running and made eye contact with a man who yelled, “Shooter!”
He ran to his family while unholstering his gun, and his wife told him she heard gunfire.
He then stood guard outside of a bathroom where mall officials had people shelter. I said I have a permit, I’m legal,” he said.
He later moved toward the escalators to draw any danger away from his family. Everyone else on the third floor just got added into that because the best way to keep my family safe was to make sure nobody with ill intentions came up that escalator,” Tafoya said, mentioning that he didn t feel any fear during the shooting situation. I was sad. Because I wasn’t expecting to. If it was real, I didn’t think I was going to come home.