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Tactical Peek

(1,207 posts)
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 12:53 AM Apr 2018

James Shaw Jr. started a GoFundMe for the Waffle House shooting victims and families.

"My name is James Shaw Jr. I am creating this page to help the families of the victims from the Shooting that took place at Waffle House in Antioch, TN. Please take the time to donate as all of the proceeds will be given to the families. Thank you again for your generosity and blessings!"

https://www.gofundme.com/5g07bvs



He stopped the Waffle House gunman.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooting-hero-tennessee/index.html



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James Shaw Jr. started a GoFundMe for the Waffle House shooting victims and families. (Original Post) Tactical Peek Apr 2018 OP
He has such a good heart. I am deeply touched by his actions, all of them. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2018 #1
I don't know who he is...... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #2
He stopped the shooter: Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #3
Sorry, he is the man who stopped the Waffle House shooter. Tactical Peek Apr 2018 #4
ty...I have been offline most of the day. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #6
More on James Shaw Jr: Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #10
Good on James Shaw Jr.. seems like Cha Apr 2018 #5
$10,000+ in six hours!! - Leghorn21 Apr 2018 #7
Mr. Shaw is a genuine HERO. "Hero" has been criminally over used since 9/11. Mostly by pundits & mulsh Apr 2018 #8
He is a good man KT2000 Apr 2018 #9
What a good guy!!!! longship Apr 2018 #11

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
6. ty...I have been offline most of the day.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:12 AM
Apr 2018

Just now catching up with the news. damn.....2 shootings in such a short time.

Leghorn21

(13,522 posts)
7. $10,000+ in six hours!! -
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:17 AM
Apr 2018

When did this AMAZING man find the thought and the time to set up this gofundme page??! It hasn’t even been 24 hours since the shooting...

HATS OFF, SIR
SO MANY THANKS



thanks for posting, Peek

mulsh

(2,959 posts)
8. Mr. Shaw is a genuine HERO. "Hero" has been criminally over used since 9/11. Mostly by pundits &
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:36 AM
Apr 2018

political grifters.

Its wonderful to see a true hero in action. Doing, you know, heroic things. And later doing some more heroic things.

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