TACOMA, Wash. — On Friday, survivors of a mall shooting will remember their close call 10 years later.
On Nov. 20, 2005, Dominick Maldonado shot seven people in the Tacoma Mall. He was 20 years old at the time of the shooting.
One of the survivors, Dan McKown, who had been a store manager at the mall, had a concealed weapons permit.
McKown had pulled his own gun and told Maldonado to put down his weapon when he was shot and nearly bled to death.
Maldonado then held four people hostage in a music store before surrendering to police. He had more than 600 rounds of ammunition.
He was sentenced to 163 years in prison in 2007.
No one was killed, but McKown was shot five times and is paralyzed from the waist down.
McKown, a stand-up comedian, said he doesn't want to focus on the darkness surrounding the day and instead is hosting a comedy show in Tacoma Friday night.
Previous Stories:
January 13, 2006: Mall Shooting Victim Leaves Hospital
November 22, 2005:Mall Shooting Victim Pulled Weapon, Family Says
November 22, 2005: Coworkers Noticed Changes In Maldonado's Demeanor
November 21, 2005: Mall Shooting Suspect: 'Just Follow The Screams'
November 21, 2005: Angry Text Messages Preceded Gunman's Rampage
November 21, 2005: Gunman Opens Fire In Tacoma Mall, Takes Hostages
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