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    "title": "Armed Bystander Shoots Attacker, Saves Cop",
    "author": "pmjones",
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    "created": "2012-08-27 14:31:27 UTC",
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        "2012-08-27 14:31:27 UTC"
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>Officer Brian Harrision was escorting a funeral procession Friday when he pulled Temple over and wrote him a ticket for breaking into the procession.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0According to Phares, that's when Temple attacked Harrison.\u00c2\u00a0 Police say Perry Stevens was walking outside of the Auto Zone on Greenwell Springs Road when he heard Harrison yelling for help.\u00c2\u00a0 Harrison was reportedly on his back with Temple on top of him.\u00c2\u00a0 That's when Stevens went to his car and grabbed his .45 caliber pistol.\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n<p>According to Col. Greg Phares, \"[Mr. Stevens] orders Mr. Temple to stop and get off the officer.\u00c2\u00a0 The verbal commands are ignored and Mr. Stevens fires four shots, all of which struck Mr. Temple.\"</p>\n<p>Perry Stevens fired four shots into Temple's torso.\u00c2\u00a0 Officer Harrison had already fired one shot into Temple's abdomen.\u00c2\u00a0 With Temple still struggling with the officer, Perry continued to advance toward the scuffle.</p>\n<p>\"He again orders Mr. Temple to stop what he was doing and get off the officer.\u00c2\u00a0 Those commands are ignored and he fires a fifth shot and that hits his head.\u00c2\u00a0 The incident is over with, and as you know, Mr. Temple is dead.\"</p>\n<p>Police are calling the shooting death justified.\u00c2\u00a0 Perry Stevens has a permit to carry a concealed weapon.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via <em><a href=\"http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4527526\">Bystander Fired Deadly Shot, Not Officer - WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports</a></em>.</p>\n"
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