Shane Toovey disarmed a killer – then he held his victim’s hand as she took her last breath!
Paul Cannon lured Lynn Cannon to his home in Lansdale, WA, in December of 2022.
When she arrived, he attacked her with a knife.
A paramedic, Shane was the first responder on the scene. When he arrived he found Lynn on the kitchen floor.

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