I got to agree with the officer...divine intervention played a role in the outcome. This could have been a real bad outcome...thank God nobody was shot.

A potential mass shooting at a fast-food restaurant was averted Tuesday night when Jestin Joseph's gun malfunctioned as he pulled the trigger multiple times, police said. When the gunman stepped outside and tried again, shots rang out. Fort Worth police say surveillance video captured the man pulling the trigger at least five times as he pointed his gun at people inside the McDonald’s at 4800 South Freeway while demanding their property. Twice the man went outside and successfully fired the gun, once into the air and later toward a passing car.

About four hours before the robbery, the gunman's mother had gone to the Allen police station and told officers that she feared her son was suicidal. “He said, ‘They’re trying to kill me, Mama! I’m going to die tonight! I’m going to die tonight!’” the mother recounted.

Read More: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/09/25/5194235/gun-malfunctions-prevents-possible.html