{"id":71888,"date":"2021-09-09T10:16:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=71888"},"modified":"2021-09-09T10:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:16:22","slug":"71888","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=71888","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/problem-solvers\/man-who-shot-teen-on-rtd-bus-says-it-was-in-self-defense\/\">Man who shot teen on RTD bus says it was in self defense<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) \u2014 William Farnsworth has had to pull out his gun many times as a bounty hunter, but the 23-year-old said he never thought the first time he would shoot someone would be on a moving RTD bus in Aurora.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried my best to defend myself before I used a weapon, and, in the end, I had to shoot him,\u201d Farnsworth said in an exclusive interview with the Problem Solvers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was losing consciousness, the man was on top of me beating me senseless and he said, \u2018I\u2019m going to kill you.\u2019 And I told myself, \u2018If you lose consciousness, he\u2019s going to follow through with that threat,&#8217;\u201d Farnsworth said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\"><a class=\"promo-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/man-opens-fire-on-rtd-bus-on-east-colfax-avenue\/\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Original story: Man opens fire on RTD bus on East Colfax Avenue; 15 passengers on board\u00a0<\/a><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Farnsworth was riding the bus July 9 with his wife and 18-month-old daughter when he said he and his wife asked a young couple on the bus to stop vaping because it\u2019s not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe ignored us until the third time we asked him. He stood up and he said, \u201cF\u2014 you, f\u2014 your wife and f\u2014 your baby.\u2019 And he started swinging at my wife and baby first, and I had to throw myself in-between them,\u201d Farnsworth said.<\/p>\n<p>Farnsworth then took out his gun and shot the unidentified teenager once in the chest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018You shot me\u2019 and walked off the bus and lied in the grass. Made no attempt to put pressure on the wound,\u201d Farnsworth said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">Aurora police said the teen has since been released from the hospital and now faces a misdemeanor count of assault, but because he\u2019s a juvenile, his name is not being released.<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI acted in self-defense, and most of the officers on the scene told me they would\u2019ve done the same thing,\u201d said Farnsworth.<\/p>\n<p>The Problem Solvers made a public records request for the bus surveillance video, but an RTD spokesperson told FOX31 the footage would not be released because it\u2019s part of a pending criminal case.<\/p>\n<p>However, law enforcement sources told the Problem Solvers the surveillance video backs up Farnsworth, who insisted he had no choice but to use deadly force when he was attacked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">When asked if he would ever say anything to someone vaping on a city bus in the future he replied, \u201cWe might say something to the bus driver, but we\u2019re going to try and avoid people in general.\u201d<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even though Farnsworth faces no charges, he\u2019s been told he can\u2019t have his Glock handgun back until the case against the teenager is adjudicated because prosecutors need the gun as evidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man who shot teen on RTD bus says it was in self defense AURORA, Colo. 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