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A soldier saw a gunman firing from a bridge and hit him with his car to stop him. This may have averted mass casualties. For once it seems good to be able to report a story where heroism stopped a tragedy. Of course, I do not have all the facts yet. Here is an excerpt from and a link to the article.
"Master Sgt. David Royer was leaving Fort Leavenworth in Kansas on Wednesday, driving home in his Chevrolet Silverado and talking to his fiancée on his Bluetooth, when he hit some traffic on the Centennial Bridge, which connects Kansas and Missouri.
Suddenly, he said, a man got out of the vehicle in front of his, pulled out a rifle and began to shoot. Sergeant Royer told his fiancée to call 911 and said he had to go. Then he hit the gas and rammed into the gunman, pinning the shooter underneath his Chevy.
'I wasn’t necessarily frightened,' Sergeant Royer, 34, told reporters on Thursday. 'I was shocked that it was happening and the adrenaline took over and, with the military training that I’ve received, I took appropriate action and took out the threat.'
Chief Pat Kitchens of the Leavenworth police said the sergeant, who has served in the Army for 15 years, 'saved countless people' after the gunman started to fire at cars 'with no particular association' at about 11 a.m."
"Master Sgt. David Royer was leaving Fort Leavenworth in Kansas on Wednesday, driving home in his Chevrolet Silverado and talking to his fiancée on his Bluetooth, when he hit some traffic on the Centennial Bridge, which connects Kansas and Missouri.
Suddenly, he said, a man got out of the vehicle in front of his, pulled out a rifle and began to shoot. Sergeant Royer told his fiancée to call 911 and said he had to go. Then he hit the gas and rammed into the gunman, pinning the shooter underneath his Chevy.
'I wasn’t necessarily frightened,' Sergeant Royer, 34, told reporters on Thursday. 'I was shocked that it was happening and the adrenaline took over and, with the military training that I’ve received, I took appropriate action and took out the threat.'
Chief Pat Kitchens of the Leavenworth police said the sergeant, who has served in the Army for 15 years, 'saved countless people' after the gunman started to fire at cars 'with no particular association' at about 11 a.m."
Soldier Stopped Shooting by Driving Into Gunman, Kansas Police Say (Published 2020)
Master Sgt. David Royer, who is assigned to Fort Leavenworth, drove his car into a man who was “randomly firing” at drivers on a bridge between Kansas and Missouri, the police said.
www.nytimes.com