Jan. 8 Hero Bill Badger Has Died

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Bill Badger, who helped tackle Jared Loughner putting an end to the January 8, 2011
shooting, died Wednesday at the age of 78.

"Bill was in his 70s at the time [of the shooting], and Jared Loughner was a strong
22 year old who had a gun and was attempting to reload," said shooting survivor
and Badger's friend Pam Simon. "Had he been able to reload, he had three more
magazines, he would have been able to kill many more people had it not been for Bill’s heroism.”

Simon said Badger had been in declining health in recent months.

Badger, a retired Army colonel was 74 on that Saturday morning when six people died.
He and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were among those shot.

https://www.azpm.org/p/crawler-stories/2015/3/11/58733-jan-8-hero-bill-badger-has-died/

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1. Here's a very good Tucson Weekly article:

Jan. 8 Hero Bill Badger Passes Away

Bill Badger, who was one of the crowd members who helped subdue the crazed
gunman who opened fire at Gabby Giffords' Congress on Your Corner event on
Jan. 8, 2011, has passed away.


Giffords released this statement:

I’m so sad to learn that Bill Badger has passed away. Bill was not only a great
man and a proud Army veteran, he was a hero. On January 8, 2011, Bill was wounded
in the head by a bullet from the gun of my would-be assassin. Not even pausing to
realize he had been injured, Bill ran towards the shooter and towards danger so that
he could help subdue him until the authorities arrived. I believe that Bill helped save
lives that morning. And I will always be grateful to him for his selfless, brave actions.

My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with Bill’s loved ones as they mourn the
loss of a great man.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2015/03/11/jan-8-hero-bill-badger-passes-away

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2. I was very sorry to hear this.

I remember seeing him on the news frequently after/since the Jan. 8 shooting. He seemed like a very decent and honorable man.

RIP, Colonel Badger.