BREAKING: Potential Walmart attack stopped by good guy with a gun

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An off-duty firefighter with a legal carry permit stopped a possible attack from going down at a Missouri Walmart. A 20-year-old man arrived at the store with a rifle, body armor and over 100 rounds of ammo.

"His intent was not to cause peace or comfort to anybody that was in the business," Lt. Mike Lucas with the Springfield Police Department said. "In fact, he’s lucky to be alive still to be honest."

Although it's not yet clear what the man's intent was, Lucas said: "We definitely have some crimes here."

Lucas said that there may have been a Facebook live posted by the suspect and that law enforcement officials are conducting an investigation and looking through the suspect's social media. But in any case, the guy is in big trouble.

He seems to be a copycat operator inspired by the El Paso massacre. This is why it's wrong to post photos, names and manifestos of the shooters.

KOLR news anchor tweeted: "20-year-old man with rifle, handgun & body armor arrested at Walmart on Republic. SFD Police say he had 100+ rounds of ammunition. Off-duty firefighter with concealed carry gun held him at gunpoint until officers arrived about 3 minutes later."

The Springfield Police Department said in a statement:

At approximately 4:10 p.m. Springfield Police Officers were dispatched to 3150 W. Republic Rd. to a Walmart Neighborhood Market. An armed white male in his twenties was detained by an armed off-duty fireman until officers arrived on scene and took the suspect into custody. No injuries were reported and no shots were fired. At this time, the investigation is on-going and we are working to determine his motives.
The incident comes after a white supremacist terrorist massacred nearly two dozen people in a domestic terror attack at a Walmart in El Paso last Saturday in which the terrorist targeted Latinos.

 Obviously this is a breaking story so stay tuned.

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