Posted on 11/06/2017 3:54:18 PM PST by NKP_Vet
Stephen Willeford, who has been credited with shooting and injuring the Texas church gunman, says he's no hero.
Willeford's daughter told him she saw a man clad in black opening fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, prompting him to grab his rifle and investigate the shots.
"Every time I heard a shot I knew that that probably represented a life, he told KHBS-TV. I was scared to death. I was scared for me. I was scared for every one of them, and I was scared for my own family that just lived less than a block away.
I'm no hero, Willeford insisted. I think my Lord protected me and gave me the skills to do what needed to be done. And I wish I could've gotten there faster, but I didn't know what was happening.
The former NRA instructor loaded his rifle and rushed out of his home barefoot to the church across the street where he encountered suspect Devin Kelley, 26, before exchanging gunfire.
Willeford told KHSB he shot Kelley several times as the gunman fled the church in his vehicle.
He eventually came across Johnnie Langendorff, who was driving a pickup truck, and told him, That guy just shot up the Baptist church. We need to stop him.
The 27-year-old told The Associated Press he was driving to Sutherland Springs to pick up his girlfriend when a barefooted man who had been exchanging gunfire with the suspected church shooter jumped into his truck.
Gunman kills at least 26 during Texas church services The gentleman with the rifle came to my truck as the shooter took off and he briefed me quickly on what had just happened and said we had to get him, so thats what I did, Langendorff said.
Langendorff and Willeford then chased after Kelley, who authorities say used an assault-type rifle for the church attack that began after 11 a.m., killing at least 26 people, including a dozen children, and wounding more than 20 others.
Meryl Streep?! The one who called Harvey Weinstein “God” and then unraveled about Trump? Leave it to Obama to award this loser.
Mr. Langendorff saw the firefight, knew what was happening and responded to Mr. Willeford's request to chase after the shooter.
Johnnie apparently witnessed part of the lead slinging, knew who was the chaser and knew that that guy was not pointing the gun at him while asking him to drive.
A white guy who wears a Confederate battle flag hat and a white guy who wears a Harley Davidson shirt help take down a white mass shooter. Leftists’ heads everywhere are going to explode with cognitive dissonance.
One of the reports I heard said a witness saw the gunman approaching the church “in full gear”. And, apparently Mr. Willeford’s daughter got a good look at what was happening. So I can well imagine how scared Willeford (especially) must have been to go out there to take on a gunman in body armor, even if he (Willeford) had an equivalent weapon...
So, Mr. Willeford wounds the shooter anyway, then our good guys in a pickup truck chase after the shooter at speeds reportedly up to 90+ mph. (I suppose the adrenaline both helps and hurts.)
The stuff of which movies are made...
I was thinking the same thing. In places like LA, a gunman running out towards an occupied vehicle, most would run him over...lol.
Then again the hero was bare foot, and I'm assuming right near the church. In fact one story has them exchanging fire out front while the suspect was in his vehicle and fleeing. No doubt everyone in the area could hear the gun fire and the wheelman possibly saw or maybe heard what was going on and joined in when asked. I dunno, just guessing.
Danm right!
Too bad they were not in the Mandalay rather than those two girlie-men campos and the other one.Different outcome.
Joe Biden!
The shooter was in Full body armor yet Mr. Willeford ran towards him with his rifle. I know he was thinking “I’ve got to stop this guy” but honestly, it is a miracle he was not killed. He had on a t-shirt, for crying out loud.... He said he thought God protected him and he is probably right.
He and Mr. Langendorff are huge heroes in my eyes! May God bless them both!
God’s peace to both heroes!
“Waiting for the media to scratch the hat.”
That’s Johnny’s hat and believe you me, Johnny’s gonna be a dreamboat to a whole lotta onlookers.
The hat is already out there and for all to see, and a hero wearing it.
I like Johnny’s hat!
The third shot was because of the first too.
God Bless this man You used to stop whatever might have followed if he had not been stopped.
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