Sometimes the actions of a hero
teach us about active self-protection.
Tell us about what to do- what not to do
and how to be ready in the moment.
Hi everyone, this is John with today's active self-protection lesson.
Comes to us out of Las Vegas
and this is video from the murder of two officers
in Las Vegas in 2014.
But we're going to focus on the heroic actions of the CCW holder who tried to
intervene that day.
His name is Joseph Wilcox. I think he's brave as all get out and I honor him for
what he did. But let's learn some lessons here about doing so in smart ways about
fighting the fights that we can win and about the dangers that we might face if
if we choose to step in as a Good Samaritan.
The two perpetrators here are walking in
to this Walmart and they are about to cause havoc and kill a lot of people.
And I want to listen to the homicide detective who did the investigation and
then we will come back and learn some lessons from what happened
We'll see Jared still walking ahead of Amanda
and then they'll come around that northeast
corner of the store where they proceeded to walk southbound along the store all
the way to the entrance.
The two will enter the store in the same order.
Jared Miller goes in first.
Jared comes in.
He initially starts yelling loudly
about a revolution which has started.
It's at about this point here that Jared Miller
fires a warning shot into the ceiling
This draws Mr. Wilcox's attention and he remains focused on Jared as Jared
continues to go further into the store.
I believe the separation between Amanda and Jared has caused Joseph Wilcox to
not believe that Amanda Miller is with Jared and she goes unnoticed by him.
She quickly turns and fires one shot from her Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun.
And the gunshot is immediately incapacitating and Mr. Wilcox goes down
in the aisle.
So let's go back and think about some lessons from this incident.
We see Wilcox here-
Our CCW Good Samaritan sees what's going on but he doesn't see the
trailing bad guy here, he doesn't see the trailing multiple attackers.
So now this guy's began yelling and actually started firing
warning shots, our CCW guy pulls his firearm and I'm just going to tell you
guys I don't recommend you get involved in third-party encounters. And this is why.
Not that he did a bad thing here; he did a very very good thing in trying to
protect everyone and stop this conflict, but he didn't know what was going on
behind him.
So now he's following he's trying to figure out where the source of
the shots are coming from and you see he doesn't notice the trailing multiple
attacker and because of that he goes to engage the bad guy.
He sees and she ambushes him
from behind and murders him.
And of course this is just a rare
occurrence but this is one of the reasons I say that involving yourself in
a third-party incident is generally speaking not what you want to do.
Mr. Wilcox lost his life in this encounter.
Was killed by one shot from
the trailing gunman who I won't name.
You know that reminds us ASP'ers: If you're going to step
into someone else's encounter
you got to think about the cost on your family.
I'm not saying that he did the
wrong thing here. In fact I applaud him for his bravery and his willingness to
step in to try to stop the loss of life of innocent people,
but you imagine what the cost on your spouse, on your children, on your family
could be if something like this were to happen to you.
I can't tell you enough about spiritual fitness ASP'ers.
You got to be at peace
with the people around you those who love you in your life, as well as with
God because you never know when your last day on earth is going to be.
It also teaches us about the chaos
of an active shooter situation, as well as being aware
of multiple attackers and that trailing gunman.
And always being aware of what's
going on around you.
This footage right here is the reason that I tell you, that generally speaking
I would not step in to an active shooter situation.
I would not step into a third-party encounter
unless my life depended on it or the life of my loved ones,
because the cost could be so high, that it might cost you your life.