Alabama father hailed a hero for shooting and killing armed gunman who opened fire inside a McDonald's outlet
The father and one of his sons were injured in the shootout and were taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
An Alabama father is being hailed as a hero after he managed to successfully intervene and stop an armed assailant, who opened fire at patrons inside a McDonald's in southwest Birmingham. The father was armed and managed to fire back at the attacker, shooting him fatally and preventing any further casualties in the incident.
According to the Daily Mail, the fast food outlet's manager had been unlocking the door of the restaurant at around 10:45 pm so that the father and his two teenage sons could leave when the gunman barged in and began shooting indiscriminately. Witnesses in and around the area said they heard more than a dozen shots ring out inside as he opened fire.