Bryan, Texas

From the Bryan-College Station Eagle of August 27, 2005

'My first reaction was, Boom! with the pistol'

Bryan man recalls how he defended himself, friend

Somewhat short of breath, Bryan resident Andy Fitts recalled Friday how he had only one choice the evening before when he watched a man repeatedly stab his good friend, then rush toward him, plunging a knife into his chest.

Fitts said he could not do what he had planned in a matter of seconds: knock the culprit on the head with a gun - the only weapon he had quick access to.

"My first reaction was, Boom! with the pistol," Fitts said, motioning as if he was shooting while saying he was unsure how many shots he fired. Police later would say 48-year-old Amos Ybarra was shot twice in the torso.

"It's the only choice I had," he said.

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