A Hero Emerges From Monday's Tragic Shooting
Eric Fullerton may look small but hes got a big heart and apparently some big muscles.
I didnt have time to think about being scared, said Fullerton. I wrestled the gun from him. I took the gun from him.
When Curtis Allgier jumped out of a Ford Explorer and into the Arbys at 1700 south and Redwood Road Eric Fullerton didnt flinch.
He didnt know police suspected Allgier of killing a corrections officer.
He just knew he wasnt going to let him kill anybody else.
I just instinctively did what needed to be done. He was going to kill that guy, and I wasnt going to let him kill him, says Fullerton.
Everybodys calling me a hero, Fullerton said. Im not a hero; I just did what I had to do.
The suspect, Curtis Allgier, is about three times bigger than Fullerton and he had a gun and a knife.
In fact Allgier actually cut Fullertons throat but that didnt stop this Vietnam veteran from ending a deadly day.
I cant tell you how I did it or what I did, Fullerton said. I dont know if it was adrenaline or if I had a guardian angel watching over me. I have no idea.
He says, Im just glad the other guys alive and everybody got out safe.