Military veteran tackles gunman threatening to 'shoot everybody' in Kalamazoo crowd
When police arrived to the scene, the officers saw that the suspect was being held on the ground by a military veteran.
Published: 1:59 PM EST December 14, 2019
Updated: 1:59 PM EST December 14, 2019
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A military veteran is being called a hero for tackling a man to the ground in Kalamazoo when that suspect pulled out a gun during a fight, police said.
Around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded a report of a fight in which a man flashed a gun in a crowd on Michigan Avenue near Howard Street. Officers were already in the area and arrived to the scene quickly.
When police arrived, they saw that the suspect was being held on the ground by a military veteran. Witnesses and the veteran told police that the man displayed the gun and said he was going to "shoot everybody."
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