Good Samaritan shot to death by stranded man he was trying to help in Catawba County

[tabasco]

Source: Winston-Salem Journal

A good Samaritan was fatally shot Friday by the man he was trying to help in the Bandys community of Catawba County, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.

The car driven by the shooter, Sheriff Coy Reid said, had slid off icy Mathis Church Road and was stuck, when a passing car with two or three men stopped to help about 5 p.m. Friday.

The shooter became belligerent toward the men. “They thought he was drunk and said ‘let’s just call the law and let them deal with it,’ ” Reid said.

As they walked to their car, the shooter pulled out a pistol and started firing. One of the men fell and the shooter walked to him and shot him “numerous times,” the sheriff said. The shooter returned to his car as deputies arrived. They shouted for him to get out. When he didn’t, they called in a SWAT team. The team pulled their armored vehicle up to the shooter’s car and saw that he was passed out, Reid said.


Read more: http://www.journalnow.com/news/crime/good-samaritan-shot-to-death-by-stranded-man-he-was/article_5752a2de-c1ea-11e5-87cd-bb7a8b794c11.html

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If only the good Samaritan had a gun to defend himself!

[paleotn]

1. Another "responsible" gun owner....

...until he wasn't.

[trillion]

22. +100000

[Paladin]

2. Message from pro-gun movement to Good Samaritan's family: "Tough shit." (nt)

[tom_kelly]

3. Bad! Bad good guy with a gun! n/t

[SoapBox]

4. What a horrid tragedy.

[drm604]

5. Another good guy with a gun using his own good judgement as to what constitutes a threat.

I'd be interested in knowing the races of those involved.

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. Shooter and victim both white

[packman]

6. Sweet Jesus on a three legged donkey - beginnings of the end

Every time I hear of something like this , I am reminded of the times I had to take my shoes off going thru airport security and how that one asshole changed the entire boarding experience of millions upon millions of people.

Things like this HAS to have an impact on a society - thanks NRA for arming all those idiots. Now when we see a car in distress, a person MAYBE needing help, etc. - we are (at least I am) going to think twice about offering help.

The good Samaritan indeed is going to be a thing of the past and that is sad.

[LiberalElite]

7. To me, the issue is not just owning a gun

too many seem to have a profoundly twisted mindset which permits them to kill as they see fit. These people don't purchase a gun for protection with the hope they'll never have to use it.

[raccoon]

12. Great post. Consider starting a thread about this.

Last edited Sat Jan 23, 2016, 06:17 PM - Edit history (1)

too many seem to have a profoundly twisted mindset which permits them to kill as they see fit.

[LiberalElite]

30. Thanks. I will think about it -

it was hard for me to find the words as it was. The decent people who own guns (I do think there are some) find common cause with the others and the issue gets very muddied.

[Duppers]

17. True. Nt

[geomon666]

8. If the shooter had been black

would they have bothered to ask him to get out of the car or would they have just lit the fucking thing up? Somehow I think I already know the answer.

[niyad]

9. sadly, I think we all do.

[montana_hazeleyes]

20. I was thinking the same thing. n/t

[niyad]

10. marvin jacob lee, alleged shooter

[Hassin Bin Sober]

33. I think that may be the victim. See post 24.

[niyad]

36. every link I looked at online says this is the shooter. could not find a pic of heavner.

[raccoon]

11. I hope the murderer gets sent up for a loooong time. nt

[blackspade]

14. Uh...

[Duval]

15. What a tragedy. Sure, everyone needs a gun in NC..NOT!

[SheilaT]

16. Oh, yes. Guns make us safer.

[KG]

19. the daily isolated incident.

ammosexuals still in denial.

[FailureToCommunicate]

21. White gunman get such deferential treatment:

..."They shouted for him to get out. When he didn’t, they called in a SWAT team. The team pulled their armored vehicle up to the shooter’s car and saw that he was passed out, Reid said."

[Dont call me Shirley]

23. Good Samaritan...

Thanks bush for ushering in the wild west mentality.

[Judi Lynn]

24. Marvin Jacob Lee kills Jefferson Heavner after stopping to help stranded driver

Marvin Jacob Lee kills Jefferson Heavner after stopping to help stranded driver

January 23, 2016 By Christopher Koulouris


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What prompted one stranded motorist, Marvin Jacob Lee to kill an individual who had come to his aid? Pictured from left to
right, Marvin Jacob Lee and his victim Jefferson Heavner.
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Marvin Jacob Lee, 27 has been charged with murder after shooting dead passing motorist, Jefferson Heavner who had sought to assist the man who had become stranded after his car spun out of control along a North Carolina road.

The charge against the ‘belligerent’ man comes after cops telling Lee struck Heavner once before standing over him and shooting him numerous times.

Jefferson Heavner’s death comes after the Good Samaritan was one of a group of people, including neighbors and a passing truck, who went to help when they saw a car spin out and become stuck on a Catawba County road around 5.20pm amidst the grips of winter snow storm Jonas.

To the group’s surprise, Lee began to become belligerent, leading to the group deciding to call for police for assistance, told a statement via Sheriff Coy Reid.

More:
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2016/01/marvin-jacob-lee-kills-jefferson-heavner-after-stopping-to-help-stranded-driver/

[McCamy Taylor]

25. How can this man legally operate a gun drunk when he can not operate a car drunk?

We need the same safety laws for guns that we do for cars. Anyone drunk waving a gun around goes to jail whether they shoot anyone or not. All gun owners have to have insurance for when they stupidly shoot or kill someone accidentally. They all have to take a gun owners class. No one drinking is allowed to carry a gun and if you are carrying a gun you do not get to drink--not to the point of intoxication. And a conviction for carrying a gun while drunk gets your gun license yanked. This is a clear matter of public safety.

The first amendment does not give you the right to yell "fire" in a crowded theater. The second does not give you a right to use a gun while drunk.

[raccoon]

27. You mentioned some good ideas, especially:

All gun owners have to have insurance for when they stupidly shoot or kill someone accidentally.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

31. How would insurance help? n/t

[raccoon]

34. Well, if an idiot shot somebody "accidentally", at least the insurance

could help the victim's family with medical and/or funeral expenses.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

35. would you have to be an idiot...

...to qualify?

[sarisataka]

32. He can't

Under NC law it was an equal or greater offence to carry a gun while intoxicated than it was to drive drunk.

I agree with your reccomended punishment.

[freeplessinseattle]

26. IBTL:Drunk theatergoer fumbles gun, shoots patron in chest

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027552715#post60

The victim has been upgraded to serious condition as of this morning.

[raccoon]

28. I bet Marvin Jacob Lee has run afoul of the law before. nt

[Jerry442]

29. I've gotten out of my car to talk to other drivers...

...once when an elderly woman was driving on a nearly flat tire and once when a driver misunderstood a sign and stopped way short of the sensor that changes the light from red to green.

I don't think I'll do that anymore.

[Blue_Tires]

37. Jesus fucking Christ....