CA: Man Holding Baby Attacked, Shoots, Kills, Attacker

Hutchinson was almost knocked out from the blows to his head and the infant slipped out of his hands. Hutchinson was able to catch the infant before it hit the concrete porch, he told investigators.

The attacker continued to deliver blows to Hutchinson while he was holding the infant. Hutchinson was armed with a legally-obtained concealed weapon, and fired one round at the attacker, incapacitating him and stopping the attack.
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