Elderly Veteran Beats Armed Suspect to Death to Save Wife
An elderly veteran in South Carolina intervened to save his wife by beating an alleged armed intruder to death in Aiken, South Carolina.
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An elderly veteran in South Carolina intervened to save his wife by beating an alleged armed intruder to death in Aiken, South Carolina.
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. -- A home invader who was armed with a knife and attacked a 79-year-old South Carolina woman near her back door is dead after the victim’s 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran husband beat him down with the butt end of a shotgun about noon on Monday, according to local authorities. He
Herbert Parrish, 82, and his wife, 79-year-old Lois, fought off Harold Runnels Jr., 61, who later died from his injuries.
“I felt, we’re gone. He’s going to kill us and take what he can take."
“I felt, we’re gone. He’s going to kill us and take what he can take."