In an incredible act of bravery, a UFC fighter and his training partner subdued a gunman who opened fire inside of a sushi restaurant in Houston, U.S., on Monday night.?
Kevin Holland, a?UFC?welterweight, and his friend, Patrick Robinson, were at Ra Sushi restaurant in the Highland Village of Houston at around 11.30 pm Monday night when a man entered the restaurant and fired a shot into the air,?ABC 13?reported.?
Many of the customers who were dining inside the restaurant ducked for cover in the aftermath.?
This is when Holland, Robinson and other brave customers jumped into action?and quickly apprehended the suspect, later identified as Jesus Samaniego,?according to?WFAA.?
Robinson later recalled the turn of events in an interview with reporters.
¡°Me and my buddy, we ran to the shooter, got him down, strangled him, took the gun from him, and then called the police,¡± Robinson said.
¡°We fight for a living, so it was just quick instincts," he added.?
Holland, who declined to be interviewed by local media, posted video of him and Robinson together outside of the restaurant on his Instagram story as police investigated the scene.??
¡°I laugh a lot even when things aren¡¯t funny,¡± he wrote in his story. ¡°I smile when I should frown. Super blessed and thankful to see today. Kiss ya kids, hug ya family and treat random people with care. You never know what a mfer may be going through.¡±??
Police, who arrived and arrested Samaniego, praised the diners for quickly jumping into action.
¡°If it wasn¡¯t for the quick thinking of the Good Samaritan taking the gun away, who knows what could have happened,¡± Sgt. Ricardo Salas, with the Houston Police Department,?told KHOU.
¡°We¡¯re very thankful,¡± Salas added.
The suspected shooter is facing multiple charges over the shooting.
Records show that Samaniego, who is from Mexico, has been arrested multiple times, with charges dating back to 2016.??
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