Name: Grand jury clears man who killed White Settlement church shooter
Brand: fox4news.com
SKU: fox4news-com-155
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Grand jury clears man who killed White Settlement church shooter

preview

A volunteer security guard has been cleared of wrongdoing for his actions to stop a gunman inside a North Texas church. This past December, Keith Thomas Kinnunen pulled out a shotgun and opened fire inside the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, west of Fort Worth. RELATED: The attack killed 67-year-old Richard White, another security volunteer, and 64-year-old Tony Wallace, who had just finished handing out communion. Jack Wilson, a firearms instructor and the head of the church’s security team, ended the Kinnunen’s rampage with a single shot to the head. RELATED: “In my classes I'd heed not to take head shots but that was really the only... I had a clear shot and I was comfortable taking the shot because of my training and my practice,” Wilson said shortly after the shooting. ▼ A grand jury determined Wilson’s use of force was justified and did not charge him with any crime. Tim Rodgers, a prosecutor with the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, told the Associated Press that Texas law allows a person witnessing someone placing others at risk of serious injury or death to act with deadly force to protect others. "Mr. Wilson did just that. He did it responsibly and, as a result, he was justified under the law in his actions," Rodgers said. "Based upon the grand jury's decision, the law enforcement investigation and our review of the case are complete. We believe the grand jury made the right decision." After the shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott gave Wilson Texas' highest civilian honor: the Governor's Medal of Courage. RELATED: The Associated Press contributed to this report. All the news you need to know, every day By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the and .

A volunteer security guard has been cleared of wrongdoing for his actions to stop a gunman inside a North Texas church. This past December, Keith Thomas Kinnunen pulled out a shotgun and opened fire inside the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, west of Fort Worth. RELATED: The attack killed 67-year-old Richard White, another security volunteer, and 64-year-old Tony Wallace, who had just finished handing out communion. Jack Wilson, a firearms instructor and the head of the church’s security team, ended the Kinnunen’s rampage with a single shot to the head. RELATED: “In my...

public

Fox 4

Breaking news & headlines from around North Texas on the official Twitter feed for KDFW FOX 4 NEWS and http://fox4news.com.

fox4news.com

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

Grand jury clears man who killed White Settlement church shooter

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS