This Heroic Kansas City Chiefs fan was among two men who tackled the armed shooter today and he explains exactly what happened and why he ended up tackling the gunman.
Watch below:
An Omaha hero tackled one of the suspected shooters at today's tragic mass shooting in Kansas City.
"I didn't think about it. It's just a reaction. I didn't hesitate – just do it," said Paul Contreras. #omaha | #chiefsparade pic.twitter.com/DU7RvBEPkD
— Bill Schammert (@BillSchammert) February 15, 2024
Here’s another video from CNN tonight:
“I hit him from behind… I see his gun fall out of his sleeve.,” said Paul Contreras, a good Samaritan, who tackled a suspected gunman at the Super Bowl parade today in Kansas City. One person was killed & 22 others wounded.
Source: CNN #superbowl #KCChiefs #Massshooting #NFL pic.twitter.com/pFaO9sny9s— Rebecca Aguilar (@RebeccaAguilar) February 15, 2024
His name is Paul Contreras and he deserves something awesome from the Chiefs. I hope they give him season tickets or some nice reward.
In related news, nine of the victims were children and they are all expected to be okay:
9 children between the ages of 6 and 15 are among the shooting victims at the Super Bowl rally in Kansas City. All of them are expected to survive.
— BNO News (@BNONews) February 15, 2024