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38. Man fought gunman: He 'was going to have to work to kill me'

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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 05:12 PM

Apr 2018

Sheila Burke, Associated Press
Updated 4:48 pm, Sunday, April 22, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man who wrestled the gun away from the Waffle House shooting suspect in Tennessee said Sunday if he were going to die, the gunman would "have to work to kill me."

Police are calling James Shaw Jr. a hero for saving lives in the busy restaurant, but the 29-year-old Nashville resident said he only made a split-second decision to challenge the shooter and save himself from being killed.

Shaw said at a news conference Sunday he had spent an evening out at a nightclub and entered the restaurant minutes ahead of the gunman. He said he and another friend were seated at a counter when he heard gunshots, thinking at first that a stack of freshly washed plates had crashed down.

Then, he said, restaurant workers scattered and he turned and saw a body near the front door as the gunman burst in. It was then he realized he had heard gunshots.

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3 killed at Waffle House in Tennessee [View all] Jedi Guy Apr 2018 OP

Make it 4. edbermac Apr 2018 #1

Sigh. Jedi Guy Apr 2018 #2

Nude? Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #3

This doesn't happen in most killings. I think the shooter isn't well in his brain. mucifer Apr 2018 #6

And despite brain unwellness, was able to get a gun AllyCat Apr 2018 #13

This is the fault of the restaurant Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #27

Yeah, thatll be the next second amendment AllyCat Apr 2018 #36

Having been harassed twice by men exposing themselves... Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #39

"The shooting is believed to be random, police said." muriel_volestrangler Apr 2018 #4

Random. Turbineguy Apr 2018 #16

You may be on to something jmowreader Apr 2018 #33

But he was known to have "previous interactions" with Fed and local law enforcement Tanuki Apr 2018 #20

Pelted the restaurant with bullets? AllyCat Apr 2018 #22

Yeah from the inside, when it had customers. Historic NY Apr 2018 #25

SHOT PEOPLE WITH A GUN. AllyCat Apr 2018 #35

If only everyone in the Waffle House had been armed ..... Ohiogal Apr 2018 #5

I'm betting somebody was crim son Apr 2018 #19

The man who disarmed the shooter and threw the gun behind the counter Tanuki Apr 2018 #24

Remembering the good old days when nude people weren't armed. LeftInTX Apr 2018 #7

You're speaking Plucketeer Apr 2018 #28

If there was a gun under each pancake this would never happen Bengus81 Apr 2018 #8

I live in TN and the gun nutter culture Is out of control TNLib Apr 2018 #9

I grew up in the Deep South, so I know what you mean. Jedi Guy Apr 2018 #10

Thank you The Mouth Apr 2018 #26

The person of interest being sought is from Illinois. Kotya Apr 2018 #12

Now you see why Pooty supports the NRA dawn frenzy adams Apr 2018 #11

NRA: Insane people still have 2nd amendment rights workinclasszero Apr 2018 #14

Just another day in Trump's America. sarge43 Apr 2018 #15

Words "I" never heard 30 years ago..... Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #17

Sad commentary, ain't it? Jedi Guy Apr 2018 #37

I am sitting in a Waffle House as I read this .. DemoTex Apr 2018 #18

I ate at Waffle House restaurants a lot years ago Plucketeer Apr 2018 #29

4 people gunned down in cold blood with at a Waffle House DesertRat Apr 2018 #21

Terrible AllyCat Apr 2018 #23

This.... Lint Head Apr 2018 #30

Yep workinclasszero Apr 2018 #32

How did i know this? The killers weapon of choice was....wait for it.... workinclasszero Apr 2018 #31

Nothing can stop a bad guy with a gun except a good guy with a gun.. cannabis_flower Apr 2018 #34

Man fought gunman: He 'was going to have to work to kill me' Judi Lynn Apr 2018 #38

The 2nd Amendment says, "Bare men have the right to firearms, without any fringes." tclambert Apr 2018 #40