AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Police are crediting two armed bystanders with breaking up a shooting involving two groups in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Augusta, Maine.
But they’re also urging folks to let police handle it next time.
Officials say Daniel Chavanne, a 39-year-old truck driver, and another man, both of whom were legally armed, intervened when two groups began fighting and gunfire erupted Sunday night.
They say Chavanne diffused the situation when he displayed his own gun and ordered the others to get to the ground. All four were arrested and charged with reckless conduct with a firearm, heroin trafficking and other offenses.
Police Lt. Christopher Massey says the situation ended well but he encourages bystanders not to intervene in the future.
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