“He said that we had to get him, and so that’s what I did”; Armed Citizens Take Down Mass Shooter In Texas

By Brandon Curtis

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS — A man with a yet unknown motive walked into a Texas church and opened fire on the people inside, killing 26 and injuring at least 20. It is the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history.

Reuters reports;

The lone gunman, dressed in black tactical gear and a ballistic vest, drove up to the white-steepled First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs and started firing inside. He kept shooting once he entered, killing or wounding victims ranging in age from five to 72 years, police told a news conference.

A local resident, who heard the shooting, grabbed his rifle and made the decision to confront the gunman. That resident fired at the suspect as he was walking out of the church. As a result, the suspect dropped his rifle and got into his vehicle to make a getaway.

He didn’t get very far.

A man told San Antonio television station KSAT he was driving near the church when the resident who had opened fire on the gunman approached his truck and urged him to give chase.

“He said that we had to get him (the gunman), and so that’s what I did,” Johnnie Langendorff, the driver of the truck, …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation