Rich Fierro told reporters how he grabbed the shooter's body armor and began punching him. Police say Fierro and another man, Thomas James, stopped the shooter after he began spraying bullets inside Club Q on Saturday night.
where he had gathered with friends and family, instincts from his military training immediately kicked in."It’s the reflex. Go! Go to the fire. Stop the action. Stop the activity. Don't let no one get hurt. I tried to bring everybody back," he said Monday outside his home.
Looking up from the floor, Fierro saw the shooter's body armor and the crowd that had fled to the club's patio. Moving toward the attacker, Fierro grasped the body armor, yanked the shooter down while yelling at another patron, Thomas James, to move the rifle out of reach. When asked about being hailed a hero, Fierro demurred. "I’m just some dude from San Diego," he said, standing outside his home and alternating between English and a smattering of Spanish words.
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