Don’t mess with a former Green Beret and his wife (a former sheriff’s deputy). This wanna be bad guy picked the wrong hotel room
Pretty hairy situation. Odd that the guy wasn’t scared off. He kept firing. Really glad both victims are ok. Chuck is out of surgery.
Beats a million dollar court trial where the lawyers get rich.
Hope his recovers is swift and does not bother him in the future.
IMO, he won’t need a lot of hand holding for PTSD problems.
Why was she outside at that time of night with no weapon and him in the shower where he can’t hear? 4 “P’s” for her.
Lynn is hot.
This guy knew the routine at motels. Guests often go back out to their cars to retrieve forgotten items. I’ve done it many times. I realized that I forgot to bring in a bottle of soda, book, road map, or even a snack. I never thought how vulnerable a target that made me for a local POS criminal.
I guess in the future its best to stay in the motel room late at night.
It’s actually refreshing to read of defensive gun use; so much of it doesn’t make the main news.
I’m glad he’s going to recover and that Lynn is ok. I’ve run into Lynn many times in the past and she’s one of the most gracious, kind, and downright pleasant people I’ve ever met. I’m just a little stuck on why on earth they were staying at such a low-rent motel. Seriously, two highly paid professionals sleeping at a Motel 6? There wasn’t a Marriott nearby??
If you are on a multi-day car trip, which I gather they were, all you need is a bed and a bathroom. If I am going someplace to stay, I want nice accommodations, but while traveling, I have stayed in Motel 6 and other cheapo places and been perfectly happy.
They were going to give the guy something and hoped he would leave. Smart move. A shoot out in a small room is never desirable. But this guy wasn’t satisfied and decided to try and kill them.
nice looking motel. Doesn’t look seedy or run down at all.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3840237.shtml?cat=500#.VZVEUEa6szL
Nothing’s actually wrong with a Motel 6. We’ve stayed in them before. We do research to make sure the environs are safe-ish, but when all you need is a bed and a bathroom, they are super cheap.
You would not feel that way if you knew what went on at our local Motel 6.
Do you live in Albuquerque? There was a nasty one there we stayed in once while traveling through.
For a woman in her 40s, she’d be hot.
For a 68 year old woman, she’s otherworldly hot.
I had a big crush on Lynn back in her Headline News days. Interesting story…clearly, both she and her husband were very capable of dealing with the guy.
The majority of Motel 6’s I’ve stayed at were not much better than just sleeping at highway rest stops (as far as rest goes – can’t speak to the security issue.) And they all seem to have a different problem, from cramped conditions to extremely hot lobbies to various methods of noise pollution.
No argument here.
I wouldn’t say that in front of her husband.
Is that really so weird?
I think most people who think about self-defence and personal safety much would consider a motel parking lot at night to be place and time for increased alertness and preparedness.
The news report said that she got something from the car.
The one in Fonda, NY is excellent. New, clean, quiet.
And one of the firmest mattresses I’ve ever slept in.