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Brighton neighbor runs to women's aid, shoots and kills attacker
From the Commercial Appeal

By Sherri Drake (Contact)
Originally published 08:46 p.m., February 19, 2008

A Brighton man shot and killed a 44-year-old registered sex offender who attacked two women in their home early this morning, officials said.

According to Dist. Atty. Gen. Mike Dunavant, David Fleming charged into the home of two women at about 3 a.m.

Fleming bound the women but one escaped and ran to a nearby home. Dunavant said Fleming, who lived in Munford, intended to rape the women.

The woman who escaped went to the nearby home of Keith Ingram for help, Dunavant said. Ingram, carrying a .40-caliber handgun, ran to the house and found Fleming attacking the other woman, officials said.

When Fleming tried to attack Ingram, Dunavant said Ingram shot Fleming once.

Tipton County Sheriff’s deputies and Brighton Police officers found Fleming dead on the front porch of the home.

Fleming had been convicted of attempted rape in Tipton County. He’s listed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s sex-offender registry.

Dunavant said Ingram has no criminal record and has a permit to carry the handgun.

The women who were attacked were treated at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton.

TBI officials are assisting with the case. The Shelby County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy. Investigators took statements from several witnesses today. The shooting is still under investigation.

 
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Although this shooting is still being investigated, having been in law enforcement for 30+ years, I believe it will be hard to charge this person with anything because this type of shooting is defended by the general public.  He shot the attacker after the attacker came after the 'Good Samaritan' and, he was neutralized by this person.  A person who is on a 'sex offender' registry and is shot on the porch of the people he is alleged to have attacked, is not going to get any sympathy from the general public.  Looks like a 'justifiable' shooting. The law enforcement officials just want to take their time with their statements about 'justifiable' and, practice keeping the smile off their face when they announce their findings.
Ralph,
Retired New York City, L.E.O.
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This was the point I was making in the school incident. We need to be able to protect all people no matter where we are or when something like this happens. I commend the hero that he took the steps in the past by getting a permit so that others can be helped legally and the bad guy lost. If we are able to become stronger in our efforts to get more laws passed to protect the heroes than maybe one day the bad guys will think twice before they harm or attempt to kill others when they realize there will be more of us legally carrying our weapon than there are of them.
Rick Bailey Gainesville, Florida




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