Good Guy with Gun Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Man in Barbecue Restaurant

A concealed carrier shot and killed a man who was allegedly armed with a knife and terrifying customers in a Cerritos, California, restaurant shortly after 2:10 p.m. on Sunday.

The allegedly knife-wielding man entered Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que “and ran through the kitchen/service areas,” ABC 7 reported. Customers and workers alike were frightened.

But one customer, who was “lawfully armed and possessed a valid concealed carry permit,” confronted the man, who then allegedly charged the concealed carrier, at which point shots were fired and the man with the knife was killed.

NBC Los Angeles noted that the concealed carry permit holder is cooperating with authorities.

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