Post by Logan on May 7, 2016 1:03:15 GMT -6
St. Charles school board president saved 2 lives in thwarted shooting
St. Charles police say two lives were saved Tuesday night when Steven Spurling, the St. Charles District 303 school board president, tackled and disarmed a man accused of beating and then shooting at his wife in the middle of a subdivision.
"He saved two people's lives. Not only was the victim in the line of fire, (but Spurling's) wife was, too," said St. Charles police Deputy Chief Dave Kintz. "In those situations, people will just react. I wouldn't say to anyone that they should tackle an armed shooter. But in this case he did and it could have been a whole lot worse."
Scott J. Turyna, 65, of St. Charles, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence, according to Kane County court records.
Spurling and his wife were walking their dog when they came upon Turyna's wife, bloodied and running from the garage of their home on the 400 block of Hunt Club Drive.
Read more: www.dailyherald.com/article/20160506/news/160509133/
St. Charles police say two lives were saved Tuesday night when Steven Spurling, the St. Charles District 303 school board president, tackled and disarmed a man accused of beating and then shooting at his wife in the middle of a subdivision.
"He saved two people's lives. Not only was the victim in the line of fire, (but Spurling's) wife was, too," said St. Charles police Deputy Chief Dave Kintz. "In those situations, people will just react. I wouldn't say to anyone that they should tackle an armed shooter. But in this case he did and it could have been a whole lot worse."
Scott J. Turyna, 65, of St. Charles, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence, according to Kane County court records.
Spurling and his wife were walking their dog when they came upon Turyna's wife, bloodied and running from the garage of their home on the 400 block of Hunt Club Drive.
Read more: www.dailyherald.com/article/20160506/news/160509133/