CHARLESTON, W.Va (11Alive) — A woman in West Virginia fatally shot a man who began firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd of people that had gathered for a party.
Dennis Butler, 37, was killed Wednesday night after he pulled out the rifle and began shooting at dozens of people attending the birthday-graduation party outside an apartment complex in the city of Charleston.
The woman, who was attending the party, drew a pistol & fired, killing Butler. No one at the party was injured.
“Instead of running from the threat, she engaged with the threat & saved several lives last night,” Chief of Detectives Tony Hazelett told news outlets Thursday.
Butler was at the apartment complex earlier in the evening in a vehicle and had been warned to slow down because children were playing, police said. They said he left, but returned later, parked in front of the complex & began firing.
After fatally shooting Butler, the woman waited along with several witnesses for police to arrive, & all have cooperated with the investigation.
Hazelett said no charges would be filed against the woman.
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