He disarmed a possible church shooter then the police arrived and shot him

[Leghorn21]

—- This happened on Valentine’s Day - this article is from Feb. 27 —-

by TIM STELLOH

Tony Garces was still reeling from his injuries on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after he disarmed a possible church shooter in Amarillo, Texas — and was then shot by police.

Speaking to NBC News by phone from his hospital room at Heart Hospital of Northwest Texas, Garces, 54, said that he was admitted to the emergency room on Monday with a blood clot in his lung.

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He said he was able to grab the handgun, then leave through a side door that led to the cafeteria. Holding the gun upside down — and clutching it with both hands — he said it was there that he encountered an officer with a rifle who told him to drop the weapon.

“I started bending down to put it on the ground,” Garces said. “I didn’t want to drop it. It would go off. That’s when he shot me.”



From:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/he-disarmed-possible-church-shooter-then-police-arrived-shot-him-n851816

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Hang tough, Mr. Garces!!!

RESPECT

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. RESPECT is owed to this man, at the very least.

I hope he'll recover completely.

[liberal N proud]

2. Arm teachers and this will happen more often

[vercetti2021]

3. Living here in Amarillo I remember seeing this on the news

And I will say this our cops are fucking idiots. They are so goddamn useless

[Jon Fogerty]

4. And if you think supposedly well-trained cops are useless

then arming significantly less-well-trained teachers is an even dumber idea!

[lpbk2713]

5. "Woops. Hey, sorry bout that."

It might leave a mark.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Because gunz make everyone safer....