Good guy with gun tried to stop Las Vegas shooters (VIDEO)

One of the victims of a shooting Sunday in Las Vegas that left five people dead was a good guy with a gun who actually tried to stop the perpetrators from continuing their attack, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Shortly after Amanda and Jerad Miller ambushed and murdered two police officers at a pizzeria, they headed to a local Walmart where Jerad fired a shot into the air, telling everyone to go outside.

That’s when 31-year-old Joseph Robert Wilcox, a licensed concealed-carry permit holder, prepared to confront Jerad.

However, according to one official, Wilcox did not realize that Jerad was accompanied by Amanda, who was standing off to the side with a shopping cart.

Before Wilcox could engage Jerad and fire a shot, Amanda snuck up from behind him and fatally shot him at close range in the ribs.

“He [Wilcox] had no idea the wife was walking behind him,” said the official. “This guy was not some idiot with a gun. To me, he was a hero. He was trying to stop an active shooter.”

Once police arrived on the scene a brief gunfight erupted until Amanda shot Jerad several times and then turned the gun on herself.

Watch this video for the details of Wilcox’s heroic attempt to stop the couple.

FOX5 Vegas – KVVU

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