Arizona man hailed as 'good Samaritan' after he shot gunman who opened fire in Amazon warehouse

Arizona man hailed as 'good Samaritan' after he shot gunman who opened fire in Amazon warehouse
Jacob Murphy, 29, came into an Amazon facility's employee parking lot and opened fire after getting out of his car (FOX 10/Screenshot)

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CHANDLER, ARIZONA: A man in Arizona is being hailed by authorities as a "good Samaritan" after he reportedly shot an active gunman in the parking lot of an Amazon facility, averting further casualties. According to Chandler police, Jacob Murphy, 29, came into an Amazon facility's employee parking lot on Wednesday morning and opened fire after getting out of his car.

According to police, Murphy did not work for Amazon but had "jealousy issues" related to his girlfriend, who did work at the facility but was not in the building at the time. Murphy wanted to find an unidentified male employee at the site who he only knew by his first name, as per the cops. He was stopped from entering the building by a staff member, who thought it was "strange" that Murphy was there. Murphy shot that employee multiple times after an altercation, FOX news reported.

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According to Chandler Police, the shooting occurred at around 9:30 am on December 14, 2022, at an Amazon Flex Warehouse located near McQueen and Queen Creek Roads. When an armed Amazon employee on the scene saw the gunman shoot another employee, he drew out his pistol and shot Murphy, inflicting injury.