When This Homeless Man Saw A Woman Being Beaten By Her Ex, He Refused To Walk Away
Via Avianne Tan at Good Morning America
A 53-year-old homeless man is being called a “Good Samaritan” after recently helping save a 19-year-old woman who was being beaten by her ex-boyfriend late at night near a Fresno, California liquor store, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO).
The homeless man, Paul DeLeon, pepper-sprayed a man who pulled up in a white Lexus, approached his ex-girlfriend and began kicking and punching her, the FCSO said in a news release. DeLeon then ran away, but the suspect allegedly beating his ex tracked him down and fired several rounds at DeLeon, striking him in the arm, the FCSO added. DeLeon then “grabbed his registered handgun and returned fire, sending multiple rounds toward the suspect,” though it’s “unknown if the suspect was hit,” the FCSO said. “The suspect then drove away.”
So this homeless man, DeLeon, saw the brutal attack and said her ex continued to kick her in the head even after she was knocked down and unconscious. He first went in and pepper sprayed the attacker.
This made the violent ex leave but not before threatening DeLeon that he would be back and he would be “next.” Sure enough the man came back with a gun, tracked DeLeon down and shot at him, striking him in the arm. DeLeon, however grabbed his own registered gun and shot back at the man, not quite sure if he hit him before the ex-boyfriend jumped in his car and sped away.
Both the woman and DeLeon are making full recoveries, and police are still looking for the suspect. DeLeon is sure that if he had not been there, the woman would have been killed by her ex.
Police said DeLeon did a great job by being a good samaritan and stepping in, but they said it’s usually better to call 911.
If DeLeon had called the police and not intervened it’s clear that this very violent attacker would have already finished this woman off. By first trying a less-lethal approach DeLeon may have made the man leave, but he just made him angry enough to come back and attack the homeless man. DeLeon, however saved the day by taking the focus away from the woman, and then having a gun and using it for defensive gun use.
Bravo to this man, many of us would want to avoid the whole situation for our own safety, but DeLeon thought quickly and very selflessly. This violent coward that attacked and brutally beat this woman would not have stopped, especially if the homeless man had not been armed. He probably would have come back, shot DeLeon and then shot his ex-girlfriend. DeLeon actually saved his own life and this woman’s life by carrying – and ultimately defending.
