The Details of How Good Guy With Gun Took out Indiana Mall Mass Shooter Are Even More Amazing – Opinion

We’ve written about the actions of the “good guy with a gun” Eli Dicken — the 22-year-old hero who shot and killed the Greenwood Park Mall mass shooter in Greenwood, Indiana.

But Dicken’s actions were even more amazing when you look at the circumstances.

Alex Parker, my colleague explained that the killer arrived loaded for bear.

A Sig Sauer 400M 5.56 caliber rifle was used by the shooter.
He had a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 5.56 on reserve in the restroom.
He carried a Glock 33.357 pistol.
The man was equipped with more than 100 rounds.
He’d been frequently practicing at a range for the past two years.
His May warehouse job was his last.
Police were told by family they believe he’d received a notice of eviction.

Now, we have more information that shows how God must be with Dicken’s actions. They are truly amazing.

To prepare for the attack, the killer entered the nearby bathroom. Dicken was 40 yards from the shooter when he came out to fire and Dicken immediately saw what was going on. Three people were killed and two more were injured by the shooter. Two were injured. Initial police reports stated that Dicken only took 2 minutes to get back to the shooter. But that wasn’t true. That was corrected by the police. Dicken neutralized him within just 15 seconds after he started to shoot. It was an incredible reaction and will undoubtedly save many other lives.

#BreakingNews Greenwood police revise timeline–now say Armed Citizen Eli Dicken neutralized mall shooter in a mere 15 seconds–not 2 minutes as previously stated.#GreenwoodParkMall @WTHRcom pic.twitter.com/4sV7VA1drp

— annemariewthr (@AnneMarieWTHR) July 19, 2022

These photos show the layout of the food court and Dicken’s view of the photographer as he entered the toilet.

This is the first picture. #GreenwoodParkMallCourt of food. The second pic is an approx. locations of where shooter & Dicken were. Police say that Dicken shot 10 bullets within 15 seconds after the shooting began. The autopsy shows that the suspect was shot 8 times, but none of them were self-inflicted. https://t.co/mCCmqeSnFD pic.twitter.com/V0rHqsVl40

— Courtney Spinelli (@CourtSpinelliTV) July 20, 2022

Dicken engaged the man from approximately 30 yards and struck him with eight out of ten shots. This took Dicken down, and prevented him retreating to the bathroom. Astounding.

According to police, Dicken was only armed with a handgun and engaged the shooter at a distance of approximately 30 yards. Police say he was ‘very proficient’ and ‘tactically sound.’ He had no previous police training, authorities say.

— Courtney Spinelli (@CourtSpinelliTV) July 20, 2022

Not only that, but Dicken had the presence of mind to tell other people to get out of the way and to “leave behind him.”

Additional: Dicken made a move towards the gunman. He motioned to people for them to get away. Although the gunman attempted to hide in the bathroom, he was stopped by police. #Greenwood

— Courtney Spinelli (@CourtSpinelliTV) July 20, 2022

It shows you the difference between one young man willing to act–and close to 400 who failed to act as they should have in Uvalde.

God bless him.

This is Eli Dicken, the hero in Greenwood Park Mall’s shooting. The photo of Eli Dicken was published Monday by his lawyer. pic.twitter.com/NyxzIyNsa7

— Breann Boswell – 14 News (@breannboswell_) July 19, 2022