Subdeacon Joe Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 https://fox4kc.com/news/leavenworth-police-say-incident-that-started-with-active-shooter-leads-closure-of-centennial-bridge/ LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Nexstar) — An active-duty soldier at Fort Leavenworth is being hailed a hero for intervening and ending an active shooting on the Centennial Bridge Wednesday morning. Police say his actions saved multiple lives. Leavenworth Police Chief Patrick Kitchens said officers were called to the bridge at 11 a.m. for a report of shots fired that was originally reported as a result of road rage. When officers arrived they found one man with a gunshot wound and another man trapped under a car. Emergency crews took both to a Kansas City hospital with serious injuries. As police investigated and spoke with witnesses they learned it wasn’t a road rage incident, but an active shooter who was stopped in the act. “Learned this was an active shooter with multiple weapons on the bridge firing at cars with no particular association. There was an active-duty soldier assigned to Ft. Leavenworth waiting in traffic behind the event, saw the event unfold, determined it was an active shooter and intervened by striking the shooter with his vehicle, causing him to be critically injured, ending the encounter with the active shooter and likely saving countless lives,” Chief Kitchens said. The man who suffered a gunshot wound is also an active-duty soldier at Ft. Leavenworth. The suspected shooter is a Platte County resident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Anybody who thinks a car is not a weapon is sadly mistaken or in total denial!! This soldier used the weapon he had to get the job done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Anybody who thinks a car is not a weapon is sadly mistaken or in total denial!! This soldier used the weapon he had to get the job done!! Good situational awareness with a hefty dose of improvise, adapt, and overcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Threat identified threat neutralized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Good situational awareness with a hefty dose of improvise, adapt, and overcome. ...and courage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus McGillicuddy Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Wish we had video of it happening. Trying to imagine how he did it but thank God and congratulations to the soldier. Seamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Sounds like quick thinking and good work to me! I wonder if some citation is in order for thIs soldier? Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I’m just hoping the soldier recovers from his injuries without lasting effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Yeah, it sounds like the one shot was very seriously wounded. Hopefully he will recover with no lasting problems. Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 If the wounded person was a soldier, and possibly could have been killed by the shooter with additional shots, and the soldier with the car saved the other soldier, possibly the Soldier's Medal (if they still award them)? Good on the troop with the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 When I read the topic I thought it was a CAR rifle that was used, not a vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Don't take a knife to a gunfight! Don't take a gun to a.......demolition derby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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