“There was a moment I actually froze up because I was — I had the belief that I was gonna die. Like, my life was ending here at that very moment,” Brandon Tsay explained in an interview with nbcnews.
The 26-year-old man, who met eyes with the Monterey Park shooter before he wrestled a gun from him, says that he was confident he would lose his life.
Tsay says at around 10:30 p.m., the suspect entered the facilities. He says that the Monterey Park shooting had been"so close" to when the incident at his studio took place that news of it had yet to reach him. Realizing his attention was diverted to reloading his gun, Tsay moved out from the suspect's sight at first.
Surveillance footage shows Tsay as he tussles for the gun while the suspect, seen wearing a knitted black cap, attempts to strong-arm him off. At one point, the suspect knocks Tsay in the jaw while the latter attempts to shove him off. "I kind of just pushed him away and then sort of, casually, not casually but sort of quickly aimed the gun at him and shouted, 'go away, or I’ll shoot! Get out of here! Go!'” he explained."He was, contemplating for a moment like he wanted to take the gun away. He wanted to fight for it. He wanted to stake his life on it," Tsay explained."I realized I would have to shoot him if he tried it.
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