19-Year-Old Who Shot Dearborn Mall Shooter After He Killed One Man and Wounded Another Sentenced to Two Years Probation for Carrying Without a Permit– www.usacarry.com
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Martinez Long, 19, fatally shot Cameron Watkins at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on July 3 after Watkins killed one person and wounded another during a shooting rampage. Prosecutors and the judge agreed Long acted in self-defense or defense of others, but he was still charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a license, since Michigan does not issue concealed pistol licenses to anyone under 21.
A judge sentenced Long to two years of probation under Michigan’s Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, requiring cognitive behavioral therapy, handgun safety classes, and a prohibition on possessing firearms during probation. The case illustrates how Michigan’s age and licensing requirements for concealed carry resulted in legal consequences despite the shooting itself being deemed justified.
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DEARBORN, MI — The 19-year-old who shot and killed a man firing a gun inside Fairlane Town Center on July 3 has been sentenced to two years of probation. Not for the shooting. For carrying the gun he used to stop it without a license.
Martinez Long of Oak Park stood before a judge Tuesday on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, as reported by FOX 2 Detroit. The shooting itself was never treated as the crime.
Police were called to the mall at 1:25 p.m. Cameron Watkins had gotten into a fight with Keonte Seaborn. Watkins shot Seaborn and killed him. He shot a second person during a struggle. He kept firing inside the mall. Long shot Watkins, and the shooting stopped. Three people were hit that afternoon and two of them died.