Hero church security guard from Wayne, Michigan shares his story of taking down the active shooter:
“Standing in the hallway between our sanctuary and Cry Room, heard a noise. Thought it was mechanical at first. Turned to see people running. Asked them through a door what had happened—I thought it was in the Cry Room—and a young woman said, “AR-15.” And I said, “Where?” She pointed, and I headed in that direction out into the lobby.
Got into the lobby, realized there was a commotion outside the front lobby doors. Got close, started evaluating the situation, trying to make sense of a person on the ground, a pickup truck there—it looked like it had some damage. Had heard several bursts that sounded like automatic rifle fire. Stepped out the door, evaluated the situation somewhat, realized who the pickup belonged to—that it was somebody from our church—and then realized that the threat was still a threat. Retreated. He fired some more into our building. By the grace of God, he missed me. He hit another person in the calf, and after that, I engaged him and took care of the threat to the church.
So, and then, I stood back, cleared the scene, or cleared him from any weapons that he could not proceed to hurt anybody else, as he was still moving some.”