Posted on 12/30/2019 6:22:14 AM PST by Morgana
On Sunday, during what would otherwise likely be a quiet worship service at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, an armed gunman entered the church and after talking to a man for several minutes in the corner, pulled out a shotgun and opened fire.
The gunman, as was witnessed in recorded video of the entire incident, barely managed to get off more than a few rounds before an armed security guard standing 50 feet away from the shooter drew his pistol and fired a single shot, instantly killing the gunman with what appeared to be a perfectly placed head shot.
Late Sunday night, reports began to emerge via social media that the hero who managed to severely mitigate the loss of life inside the church by quickly killing the gunman is reportedly identified as a local man by the name of Jack Wilson, who also happens to reportedly be a long-time, certified firearms instructor.
“Seeing posts starting to come in that the hero who stopped the Texas church shooter is Jack Wilson, the owner of On Target Shooting Academy. From ~50ft he drew his weapon under pressure and fired one shot to the terrorist’s swiftly moving head in just 2 seconds. Hero,” a tweet posted by Caleb Hill with a picture of the reported security guard.
Going by numerous reports on social media, the hero Texan has a great reputation in the community and possibly runs a firearms training school. There are also reports from reported locals that he’s a retired FBI employee, though that hasn’t yet been confirmed either.
Wilson, if he was the hero who saved the day, managed to confidently and safely end the gunman’s life with one precision shot to the armed gunman’s head, which he is currently being highly praised for on social media.
A Facebook profile picture of Jack Wilson indicates that he owns a company called On Target LTC, LLC.
No major media outlets have confirmed that Jack Wilson, as pictured above, is confirmed as the hero who ended the shooting, though social media reports are rapidly being spread that he is, in fact, the individual in the video who took the gunman down.
If this information should change, we will update the post accordingly.
Unfortunately, one innocent life was lost in the church shooting, however, without the hero’s quick actions, presumably many more would have followed.
Update 8:18am : Heavy.com is reporting that Jack Wilson is running for county commissioner in Hood County, TX. He reportedly posted a status update on a Facebook page for his campaign saying he “to take out an active shooter in church.”
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“Some guy shows up at a church with no ID, it could take a while to find out who he is.”
Particularly with his head now blown off.
I pack every Sunday... Anyone comes into my church looking for trouble is going to get more than seven guns pointed back. Bless that church, but a 7 gun to 200+ congregation is not that great. My church? 90 people and at least 25-30 are armed!
Yeah, I see that now. Thanks.
I do not believe for a second that every armed person in that church drew his weapon.
A lot of people freeze in emergencies, a lot are sitting down which makes drawing harder, and church goers tend to be older, with slower reflexes, than the average of the population.
I think if I need training, I would hire him. Great shot...
Deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom!
Jack is/was head of security at the church.
“By professional standards, the draw could have been faster.”
There are standards for shooting under these circumstances? How are they established?
I dunno about a million Trump supporters want to buy him a beer tonight and I don’t know if he drinks beer.
I know. Reality is what it is. It had the opportunity for an “I Am Negan” moment.
"We've positively identified the perp as John Smith."
"How do you know this?"
"There's one car left in the parking lot and that's the name it's registered to."
"That's some outstanding police work, fellas!"
the guy will never have to buy a beer the rest of his life
Now we know the shooter's name.......So what is the further cover up?.......LOL!
Only ‘good’ if the head was the only thing visible
Body shots have less chance of missing and the perp could have killed several more people before a second shot got him.
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Damn, one of the parishioners shot (killed) nearly point blank sat back up like nothing happened. So sad. The other one killed, bless his soul, was way to slow to his gun while completely exposing himself, maybe purposely?
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