Pedo Hunters Lure A Man Into A Target Who Pulls A Gun In Them And Shoots One In The Leg

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem police said an incident involving a group called Dads Against Predators - or D.A.P. - forced an evacuation at the Target on Hanes Mall Boulevard last Tuesday.

Detectives said three men with D.A.P., as they're known on social media, "lured" a 25-year-old man to Target through the social media app Meet Up.

Once the man was in the store, police said the dad group confronted him, wanting to know why he was there.

Police said one of the D.A.P. members was recording the interaction on his cell phone. Police said a fight broke out and the man who was "lured" there took out a handgun and fired a round which struck a D.A.P. member in the leg.

Investigators said the dad group took the man's gun from him and left the Target in a car with Ohio tags.

The man who'd been beaten by the group went to a Forsyth County hospital for his injuries.

Police didn't find the gun until the next morning. It was three miles from the Target store, on Sunderland Road.

Winston-Salem police were later alerted by Ohio law enforcement that one of the D.A.P. men showed up at a hospital in Ohio for injuries. Police said he was treated and released for minor injuries that same day.

Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson discussed the dangers of these "vigilante groups" and how they can hurt an investigation more than help.