Felt woman's sense of justice 'cost her life,' neighbor says

 
By JERRY PITTMAN and SHEILA STOGSDILL
Published: August 4, 2010

FELT — Dale Blankenbaker said he wasn't surprised when he learned the details of how his wife, Sharrel, died Tuesday night.

"She would have done anything to protect those kids," he said Wednesday afternoon.

His wife was fatally shot in the parking lot of an Amarillo , Texas , Love's store when she stepped between a gun-wielding man and her three grandchildren.

The man, identified as ...


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