Tyler, Texas

From Dallas’ CBS11TV.com of February 25, 2005

Bystander who died dedicated to self-defense

A bystander who was killed in a town square shooting in Tyler was a gun enthusiast dedicated to the idea of self-defense.

That's what a business associated (sic) tells The Associated Press.

Fifty-two-year-old Mark Alan Wilson was shot-to-death while trying to take down a man spraying bullets outside the Smith County Courthouse yesterday.

The gunman, David Hernandez Arroyo Senior, was also shot-to-death after killing his ex-wife and injuring his son and three law officers.

Doctor Scott Lieberman is a cardiologist who was an investor in a shooting range once owned by Wilson.

He says he believes Wilson's whole life was geared toward the kind of defensive battle that took place yesterday.

Smith County Sheriff J-B Smith said deputies on the scene credited Wilson with saving the life of 23-year-old David Hernandez Arroyo Junior.