Rich Fierro, a veteran, and Thomas James are credited with saving lives by subduing a gunman who went on a shooting rampage Saturday night at Colorado club
Two men are being called heroes for pinning the shooter down until officers arrived minutes laterWhen army veteran Rich Fierro realized a gunman was spraying bullets inside the club where he had gathered with friends and family, instincts from his military training immediately kicked in.“It’s the reflex. Go! Go to the fire. Stop the action. Stop the activity. Don't let no one get hurt. I tried to bring everybody back,” he said Monday outside his home.
Fierro was there with his daughter Kassy, her boyfriend and several other friends to see a drag show and celebrate a birthday. He said it was one of the group's most enjoyable nights, until the shooting started. Fierro told reporters that once his instincts kicked in, he and another man approached the shooter. He grabbed the attacker's body armor and began punching him while the other man, Thomas James, began kicking him. The suspect reached for a handgun, but Fierro grabbed it from him. He also told James to kick away the shooter's AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle.
When a performer who was there for the drag show ran by, Fierro told them to kick the gunman. The performer stuffed a high-heeled shoe in the attacker's face and also tried to subdue him, Fierro said.Fierro and James, about whom little was known as of Monday evening, pinned the shooter down until officers arrived minutes later.Colorado Shooting Coverage:
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