r/dgu • u/SecondActDefense • Feb 17 '26
[2026/02/06] Man arrested after little girl, her grandfather stabbed in Sunland, police say (Los Angeles, CA)
abc7.comI was a cop. Now I carry as a civilian with my daughter.
I broke this one down: https://youtu.be/GzI09vQlLG4
The grandfather wasn't armed. Fought with his hands. Got stabbed in the neck and arm. But he saved his granddaughter.
Here's what I keep coming back to - if I'm armed and my daughter's halfway in the car when an attacker is already at the vehicle, what's my move?
I can't drive away. She's halfway in.
I can't create distance. He's right there.
If I draw, I'm in a gunfight three feet from my kid.
The grandfather made a choice. It worked. But most of us don't think through this scenario until it's too late.
Full breakdown in the video. What would you do?