Heroic dads speak out after tackling suspected Kansas Chiefs parade shooter and feeding him a series of punches



Kansas City Chiefs fans took to the streets of their hometown Wednesday to celebrate their team's Super Bowl victory. The merriment and festivities were cut short when at least one armed thug opened fire west of Union Station, killing a mother of two and wounding 21 others — including nine children.

The atrocity could very well have claimed more victims were it not for the prompt and reflexive bravery of a pair of dads who ran down the alleged gunman and tested his tolerance for punches.

Trey Filter and Paul Contreras, previously unknown to one another, both stressed that inaction was never an option: "It was just: just do it."

The shooting

The Kansas City Missouri Police Department indicated that the shooting started around 2 p.m. Wednesday, west of Union Station, where a stage was set up for speeches made by team players.

Blaze News previously reported that footage of the incident shared online shows panicked fans fleeing the sound of gunshots.

Twenty-two people were struck by bullets. Police noted that eight of the victims were left with "immediately life-threatening" wounds, seven with "life-threatening" gunshot wounds, and six with minor injuries.

A spokeswoman for Children's Mercy Kansas City told KSHB-TV that 11 children had been taken to the hospital with injuries, nine of whom had gunshot wounds.

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 44-year-old radio disc jockey and a mother of two, was fatally struck in the abdomen.

Lopez-Galvan's radio station, KKFI 90.1 FM, said in a statement, "It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of Taste of Tejano, lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs' rally. Our hearts and prayers are with her family."

The Kansas City Star reported that the local mother of two may actually have been the second fatality in the mass shooting; she died after the 3:30 p.m. Wednesday press conference wherein police noted that one person had already died.

Three suspects were taken into custody, and at least one gun was recovered from the scene. According to the KCMPD's initial report, police had detained two armed suspects. FBI Kansas City said Wednesday evening the shooting "may have involved multiple actors."

"We do not have a motive, but we are asking those who may potentially have any kind of information, a witness or video, to contact police," KCMPD Chief Stavey Graves said Wednesday.

Off-season tackles

Trey Filter was with his wife and two sons when gunshots rang out and the multitudes of people surrounding them began to duck for cover. Then someone yelled, "Get him!" he told the New York Post.

"My brain tells me, 'That must be him,'" recalled Filter. "I literally remember when I was tackling him, 'I sure hope this is who they were yelling at me to get.' Because I just went, 'Boom!' ... I really don't recall seeing him coming."

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Although Filter managed to leap onto the alleged shooter and bring him to the ground, the suspected gunman managed to wiggle free.

That's when another dad with a zero-tolerance policy for evil stepped in to help.

KETV-TV reported that Paul Contreras of Bellevue, Nebraska, was with his three daughters when they heard what they figured to be fireworks. However, when it became clear that the crackling sound was gunfire and that the alleged shooter was on the loose, his parental instincts went into high gear.

Contreras reportedly spotted another man chasing down a suspect and yelling for someone to assist.

"I didn't think about it," Contreras told KETV. "It's just a reaction. I didn't hesitate. It was just: just do it."

"So I went to go tackle him and another gentleman did the same thing," continued Contreras. "And as I'm tackling him, I see his weapon either fall out of his hand or out of his sleeve, 'cause he was wearing a long jacket."

Trey Filter's wife, Casey, lunged for the weapon after it hit the ground and attempted to secure it, reported the Post. Filter suggested the weapon was an AK-47 rifle, though police have not confirmed the make and model.

"So when I see that hit the ground, I'm like, 'Oh, you know. We gotta take this guy down,'" added Contreras.

The Nebraska dad said that he and the other "Good Samaritan" held the suspect down for what "seemed like forever, but it probably ... was like 30 seconds" until police arrived.

— (@)

When Filter saw Contreras wrestling with the suspected gunman in the dirt, he leaped back into action and began feeding him punches.

"I don't know if I knocked him out when I tackled him or what, but I had him squeezed so hard he might have been passed out all the time for all I know. I just started racking him in his ribs," Filter told the Post. "I was just yelling, 'F your gun!' and I was just hitting him in his ribs. It was great. You know, America stuff."

While Filter stuffed the suspect's breadbasket with knuckle sandwiches, Contreras reportedly went to work on the alleged gunman's face.

"The whole time he's fighting to get up and run away," said Contreras. "We're fighting each other, you know. We're fighting to keep him down and he's fighting to get up."

After police made the arrest and nearby witnesses applauded the dads' efforts, Filter told his boys, "Get your mother, we're getting the f*** out of here."

CNN indicated that it remains unclear whether the man subdued by Contreras and Filter was among the three ultimately reported detained.

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Wyoming man who saved woman and children from a hellish fate awarded highest civilian honor for heroism



A Wyoming man on Monday was awarded North America's highest civilian honor for heroism. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission recognized former oil worker Ryan Pasborg, 33, for risking life and limb last winter to save a young mother and her 4-year-old son from an inferno in James Town.

'He gave them a fighting chance'

On Feb. 1, 2022, Stephanie Wadsworth and her four young children — then ages 12, 8, 6, and 4 — were sleeping in their home on the block of Highway 374 in James Town when investigators suspect a child's malfunctioning hoverboard kindled a flame.

The fire spread quickly and burst out of the home's bedroom window, catching the eye of a passerby headed down 374.

Although running late for work on the oil field, Pasborg, of Rock Springs, noticed there were no emergency vehicles at the scene. In the way of help, he was it.

Pasborg didn't miss a beat. He rushed over to the house and called 911. As he pulled into the driveway, the derrickman spotted a young girl and two boys walking out of the house, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office.

Deputy Jason Mower with the SCSO said, "He didn't have time to think. He knew what he thought was the right thing to do and he acted," KSTU-TV reported at the time.

The oil man made his way into the burning home through the garage. Unable to see his way through on account of the thick smoke, Pasborg pulled himself forward on his hands and knees.

Several feet into the kitchen, he bumped up against a little figure: 4-year-old Weston Wadsworth. Pasborg grabbed the child and carried him outside. Since the windchill temperature was well below zero, Pasborg gathered the children together and set them in his truck to stay warm. Once the children were secure, Pasborg bolted back into the compromised structure to finish the job he had set out to do.

Again, Pasborg crawled through the kitchen and again he came across another crumpled figure, this time the children's scorched and suffocating mother. Pasborg dragged Stephanie outside and began performing CPR until life returned to her.

Cowboy State Daily reported that Stephanie Wadsworth suffered burns to 77% of her body and would certainly have perished were it not for Pasborg's quick intervention.

After reuniting the family, Pasborg got Stephanie Wadsworth and her children a safe distance away from the inferno and waited for first responders to arrive.

According to the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, while Pasborg inhaled smoke, he didn't seek medical treatment.

Deputy Mower indicated that Pasborg's help did not end there. He later personally delivered "several hundred dollars' worth of clothing and necessities" to the family at their grandmother's house.

Sheriff John Grossnickle said, "Not only is it a blessing in its own right that Mr. Pasborg was in the right place at the right time, but his willingness without second thought to risk his own life to help save this family was the difference between life and death for this young mother and her child; he gave them a fighting chance."

"There are no words to adequately express the magnitude of Ryan's bravery other than he is a perfect example of what it means to be a real hero," added Grossnickle.

'Old-school hometown do-good people'

The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office formally celebrated Pasborg's heroism in May 2022, indicating that the mother and child spared a fiery death were "well on their way down the road to recovery."

Pasborg also received a hero's welcome during the 2022 Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo.

Green River Man Receives Standing Ovation At Cheyenne Frontier Daysyoutu.be

This week, Pasborg received the Carnegie Medal Award.

"This award is given for heroism that we don't see everyday," Jewels Phraner, a spokeswoman for the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, told the Cowboy State Daily. "It is an award that represents the best of humanity and we love to recognize people who demonstrate that."

Pasborg, nominated for the award by the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office, indicated he didn't know what the medal was but was nevertheless honored to be recognized.

The hero's wife, Alexandria, told the Wyoming paper, "I get so emotional."

"My husband won't tell you, but that event took a toll on him mentally," said Alexandria. "He wakes up with nightmares sometimes. We are so thankful and grateful for this."

In addition to a $7,500 check and scholarship opportunities, the award will pay for the cost of medical expenses and mental health treatments Pasborg may have incurred in relation to the rescue.

Pasborg, who recently lost his oil job, said, "Both with Christmas just a week away and the bills, the timing was perfect."

Sheriff Grossnickle stressed the hero has maintained contact with the family since the rescue.

"I am honored to know someone like that," said Grossnickle. "Ryan is the example of what Wyoming is made of — the old-school hometown do-good people that make up our communities."

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'He died as a hero': Families begin opening up about Maine massacre victims, including those who went down fighting



A gunman opened fire in a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday evening, slaughtering 18 people and grievously wounding 13 others. While authorities have waited to identify the victims, some family members have already begun to do so.

In addition to the names of the victims, stories of their heroism and defiance in the face of evil have begun to emerge.

Eight people were killed at Schemengees Bar and Grille, according to the Maine State Police. Among them was bar manager Joseph Walker.

Walker's dad, Leroy Walker, an Auburn city councilor, shared with NBC Nightly News what state police told his daughter-in-law, Tracey Walker, about the shooting.

The visibly devastated father indicated that after MSP told Joseph Walker's widow that he had been slain, they "went into telling her that he died as a hero because he picked up a butcher knife from somewhere — he has all that stuff near the bar anyways. And he tried to go at the gunman to stop him from shooting anybody else. The gunman shot him twice through the stomach."

NBC News' Lester Holt pressed the councilor on whether the knowledge that his son went down fighting changed his pain at all.

Leroy Walker answered, "Oh. ... It made it worse. Yeah, it made it worse."

The Station Grill Restaurant, where Joseph Walker was also a manager, noted in a Meta post, "For those of you that don't know Joe. Let me tell you, this man would give the shirt off his back to help a total stranger. But last night he gave up more than that, he gave up his life."

"Somehow Joe made it to the kitchen. Most of you might not realize this but there is a door that he could have exited and saved his own life but not Joe. He grabbed a knife and went back out into danger to try and stop the shooter," said the Station Grill. "When I heard this, I was so upset but not surprised. I can ask myself 100 times. Why not leave Joe. Please take the door and you would be here. Joe would tell me that he would have to stop the shooter. That's Joseph Walker, the man that I know. Putting everyone first. He will alway be our hero."

Leroy Walker told MSNBC that it was not until 14 hours after the shooting that his family discovered his son's fate.

"None of us slept. We were up all night," said Walker. "We didn't know where to go, who to run to. They didn't notify any of us."

Finally, Walker's youngest son called him with the news.

"I almost fell to my knees," said the councilor. "I said, 'Don't tell me that.'"

Walker indicated his family is now "suffering and dying in a nightmare we don't understand," having lost "a great, great son, a loving husband."

"He had two grandchildren and a stepson," added Walker. "Thousands of people loved him. ... What are we gonna do tomorrow, the next day? How are we gonna handle this?"

Tricia Asselin, 53, was among the seven people slain at Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston. Although a part-time employee at the establishment, Asselin had the night off and was bowling with her sister Bobbi Nichols when the carnage began.

Nichols, who survived the massacre, told CNN, "We heard a loud noise and I wasn't sure what it was until I heard another shot and then I knew."

People began scrambling to escape the bowling alley amid the crackle of gunfire. In the chaos, Nichols said, "I couldn't see [Asselin] and everybody was running, and I got caught in people trampling."

Nichols indicated that after making it outside, "We just kept running and running and running. ... And it was dark out."

"I just ran as far as I could go until there was a fence and there were some trees and a bunch of us were hiding behind the trees wondering what was going on," said Nicholas.

Hours after police escorted the survivors out of the murky woods, Nichols said that "somebody came out and said that she called 911, and when she called 911 to save everybody, she lost her life because of it."

The New York Post reported that Asselin was a mother who worked three jobs.

"My sister's a hero," said Nichols. "She was a hero."

Asselin's brother DJ Johnson said, "If she there was an argument going on, she would be the one to calm everyone down. ... If somebody was having a bad day, she would be right on the phone to talk to you about it."

Upon learning Asselin had tried to call for help, Johnson said, "That was just her. She wasn't going to run. She was going to try and help."

Besides a tragic end, it appears many of the victims shared bravery in common.

Michael Deslauriers Sr. noted that his son, Michael Deslauriers II, was with "his dearest friend," Jason Walker, when they were "murdered last night at the bowling alley."

Deslauriers Sr. said that "they made sure their wives and several young children were under cover then they charged the shooter."

Also among the victims who have so far been identified:

  • 76-year-old retiree and well-loved volunteer bowling coach Bob Violette;
  • Peyton Brewer-Ross, a 40-year-old pipefitter and new father remembered for his good nature and sense of humor;
  • 44-year-old Bill Young and his 14-year-old son Aaron Young;
  • Bryan McFarlane, a dog-loving truck driver who had been participating in a deaf cornhole tournament at the bar;
  • 34-year-old Tommy Conrad, a manager at the bowling alley, who leaves behind a 9-year-old daughter;
  • Joshua Seal, a young father of four and an American Sign Language interpreter for the Pine Tree Society;
  • Ron Morin, remembered as "an upstanding man with a lot of joy in his heart," reported the Independent;
  • 42-year-old Arthur Strout, a father of five; and
  • Bill Brackett and Steve Vozzella, both of whom had been attending the deaf cornhole game.

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Surveillance footage shows hospital staff standing their ground during intense Turkish earthquake, fighting to protect babies in incubators



The United Nations emergency relief chief, Martin Griffiths, indicated over the weekend that the death toll from the cataclysmic earthquakes in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria is expected to exceed 56,000 people. Reuters indicated Tuesday that over 40,000 fatalities have already been confirmed.

Thanks to the steely resolve and intestinal fortitude of a handful of hospital staff who stood up when all about them fell, there may be several fewer infants and young children among the dead.

What are the details?

Dr. Fahrettin Koca, the Turkish minister of health, posted two videos to Twitter showing staff at a hospital near the epicenter of one of the major quakes in Gaziantep, Turkey, putting their lives on the line to save vulnerable infants and children.

Koca noted in the first instance that rather than flee during the initial shock on Feb. 6, nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit at Gaziantep İnayet Topçuoğlu Hospital held their ground and worked ardently to prevent the incubators containing babies from tipping over.

\u201cO can al\u0131c\u0131 sars\u0131nt\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda iki hem\u015fire arkada\u015f\u0131m\u0131z unutulmaz bir davran\u0131\u015f g\u00f6sterdi. Gaziantep \u0130nayet Top\u00e7uo\u011flu Hastanesi Yeni Do\u011fan Yo\u011fun Bak\u0131m \u00dcnitesinde g\u00f6revli Devlet ve Gazel hem\u015fireler d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmak yerine bebeklerin bulundu\u011fu kuv\u00f6zlerin devrilmesini \u00f6nlemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131lar.\u201d
— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@Dr. Fahrettin Koca) 1676162031

In another instance, Koca noted that "our friends working at Gaziantep İnayet Topçuoğlu Hospital saved our sick children at the cost of their lives during the earthquake. There are many examples of this in other hospitals as well. Our people, who started running to the earthquake provinces at the very first moment, did the same."

Nurses and hospital staff can be seen in the second video barreling through the hospital as the lights flicker, debris streams from the ceiling, and the hallways go dark. One woman can be seen racing from room to room, trying to take at least one child to safety:

\u201cGaziantep \u0130nayet Top\u00e7uo\u011flu Hastanesinde g\u00f6revli arkada\u015flar\u0131m\u0131z deprem an\u0131nda canlar\u0131 pahas\u0131na hasta \u00e7ocuklar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 kurtard\u0131. Bunun ba\u015fka hastanelerimizde de \u00e7ok \u00f6rne\u011fi var. Daha ilk anda deprem illerine ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flayan insanlar\u0131m\u0131z da ayn\u0131 \u015feyi yapt\u0131.\u201d
— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@Dr. Fahrettin Koca) 1676237352

A Turkish interview with Seyma Alakus, the woman in the second video, was released this week, revealing she and the children survived the ordeal.

The Associated Press reported that the 7.8 magnitude earthquake was centered 20 miles north of Gaziantep. According to authorities, at least 20 aftershocks followed, including one that measured 7.8.

Fox Weather indicated that while the the East Anatolian fault system is regarded to be seismically active, it has only been hit by three quakes of magnitude 6 or higher since 1970.

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'Oars don't work on ice, but screwdrivers do!' Kayakers scrape along frozen creek to save downed pilot



A small plane careened into a creek Monday morning after missing the runway at a Maryland airport. The 71-year-old pilot survived the initial impact only to have to deal with potential hypothermia in the freezing water.

Fortunately, two Good Samaritans and a fast-thinking police officer launched into action in kayaks, trading oars for tools to get the pilot safely ashore.

What are the details?

A Piper Cherokee single-engine plane flown by Steve Couchman choked out after taking off from Lee Airport near Edgewater.

After hearing the initial sputter from the plane's engine, witnesses heard the vehicle crash into Beards Creek.

Maryland State Police indicated that they were dispatched to the scene shortly before 10:30 a.m., but that two bystanders and a nearby Anne Arundel County Police officer beat them to the punch. It's a good thing, too.

While Couchman managed to clamber out of the wreck and onto its wing, the plane continue to sink into the icy water.

\u201c#Aircraft Alert | Small Aircraft Crash | #Riva | In the area of 3000 Stonehenge Dr | Near the county pumping station | Dispatched as a light plane down - now confirmed crash | Citizens are in kayaks attempting rescue on the ice | Medevac on standby\u201d
— Anne Arundel First Alert (@Anne Arundel First Alert) 1672069280

According to CBS News, John Gelinne was with his family in their house on the creek when the plane went down.

"When we all looked, we knew there was a problem," said Gelinne. "He was heading at us kinda badly and then he banged hard left."

Gelinne, who used to serve in the Navy, grabbed his kayak and launched out onto the frozen creek, using a shovel in lieu of an oar to push himself along.

The former Navy man got close enough to the downed pilot and his sinking plane to toss him a life preserver.

"When I got to aircraft, it was in the water, he was kind of hanging on to the back tail and I knew hypothermia was going to be a problem," Gelinne recounted.

Gelinne was not alone in trying to solve this problem, however. His son had also shot out on a kayak to help in the rescue effort.

They were soon joined by a third: AACP officer Elizabeth Myers.

Bodycam footage shared by the AACPD shows Officer Myers grab a kayak, an oar, and some rope, and then take to the frozen creek.

Myers can be seen using screwdrivers as improvised ice picks to flit across the ice and over to the place where the plane plunged into the deep.

In a statement on Facebook, the AACPD noted, "Oars don't work on ice, but screwdrivers do!"

Airplane Crash youtu.be

The two kayakers and the on-duty police officer were able to get the pilot partially atop a kayak until Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police (NRP) officers arrived by boat.

The emergency crew cut through the ice and pulled the pilot aboard, reported WJLA.

Couchman was taken to the Annapolis Landing Marina and then transported to a hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Anne Arundel County Fire Department Lt. Jennifer Macallair noted that the pilot was up against deadly conditions, with hypothermia just minutes away.

As for the kayak trio, Lt. Macallair said, "Their efforts were heroic today. ... I give them credit and thanks."

The Maryland NRP stated, "We are grateful that through outstanding teamwork, a life was saved today."

\u201cPlane Crash Update: The Pilot is being transported to AAMC with non-life threatening injuries. Fire Dept personnel are assisting several kayakers with warming. Great job by all who responded!\u201d
— Anne Arundel County Fire Department (@Anne Arundel County Fire Department) 1672072691

Minnesota mother asks police if they saved her four toddlers from a carjacker who had driven away with them. No, 'your husband did.'



A car thief snuck into a Minnesota couple's truck and sped off on Wednesday night. The carjacking might have been a success had the suspect not also taken off with the couple's four kids, still inside the car. Thanks to the father's quick thinking and heavy foot, the suspect didn't make it too far.

Not waiting for the cavalry

Around 8:40 p.m. on Nov. 30, Derek and Deanah Gotchie parked their GMC Yukon near a residence on the 800 block of Russell Avenue North in Minneapolis. Inside the vehicle were the couple's four children, all under the age of five.

KSTP reported that Deanah Gotchie had been unloading items from the family's vehicle and dropping them off at her friend's house. Her husband, Derek Gotchie, had quickly stepped out of the vehicle to close the back door.

With both parents temporarily out of the vehicle, a suspect seized on the opportunity, climbed into the truck, and drove off with couple's children still inside.

"I turn around, and I'm like, 'What?'" Derek Gotchie of Deer River told KSTP.

Derek said he looked out the door "and I see our tail lights leaving."

In addition to seeing the suspect drive off with his toddlers, Derek Gotchie spotted the suspect's abandoned van, which police later determined to have similarly been stolen. Since the van was still running, Derek Gotchie figured he could still run down the suspect.

"I'm jumping in there, I'm going after my kids," said Derek Gotchie.

The father did just that: He got into the van and put the pedal to the metal.

Come to Daddy

Derek Gotchie barreled after the stolen GMC Yukon while his children reportedly pleaded for the suspect to slow down.

The father gained on the suspect just blocks away, near the intersection of Plymouth Avenue N and Penn Avenue N. That's where Derek Gotchie saw his way to bringing the chase to an end.

Gotchie told KSTP that he "hit the back of my truck and pushed [the suspect] into this alleyway to pin him against this fence."

It may not have been a textbook PIT maneuver, but what the father did worked. The family's truck was brought to a stop.

Rather than suffer a father's righteous fury, the suspect bailed and fled on foot.

While the family truck's rear bumper was damaged, the Gotchie children were uninjured.

KARE reported that EMS personnel soon arrived on the scene. Forensic scientists with the Minneapolis Police Forensic Division similarly turned up to collect evidence.

When Deanah Gotchie arrived and was reunited with her terrified babies, she reportedly asked a police officer, "Did you find them?"

The officer responded, "Your husband did."

The mother told KSTP that although initially taken aback, after hearing the full story, she was "not surprised at all."

"I'm like, 'Yup, that sounds like my husband,'" she said.

No arrests have been made. Fox News Digital indicated that the Minneapolis Police Department is still investigating the incident.

Minneapolis, run by Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey, has a score of 2 on Neighborhood Scout's crime index, with 100 being the top score. The chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime in the city are 1 in 84.

According to the city's crime dashboard, there have been 5,656 motor vehicle thefts in 2022, 1,836 more than last year.

Video: Children spared fiery deaths after Iowa man makes a wrong turn at the right time



One man's minor mistake led him to what could otherwise have been a major tragedy Sunday night. After making a wrong turn while on his way to drop off a friend, Brendon Birt drove past an Iowa house fire. Birt rushed into action, taking desperate measures to warn those inside, ultimately saving four siblings.

The entire incident was caught on a doorbell Ring camera.

A wrong turn at the right time

KETV reported that Birt saw flames on the porch of a home in Red Oak.

"I just remember driving by the house and looking to my left," said Birt. "I just see flames on the porch. I just knew it was going to get real bad real quick."

Three kids, ages 8, 14, and 17, and their older brother, age 22, were asleep inside the home, where smoke alarms hadn't gone off.

Birt told KETV he was convinced people were inside. He stated, "I just felt like somebody was in there because it was so late at night, you know? I just knew that I had to act quick."

In one version of the Ring doorbell camera footage, which documented the harrowing incident, Birt's car can be seen reversing after initially passing by the house. Upon seeing the inferno, he dashed out of the vehicle with phone in hand, calling emergency services.

While he had notified the authorities, Birt indicated that he was not content to sit idly by and wait.

Birt said, "I took a step back. The heat was just so crazy, so I went to the side of the house. I couldn't see nothing, it was so dark."

Birt pounded windows and doors, shouting out that there was a fire and imploring those inside to get out.

Fourteen-year-old Spirit Lehman told NBC News that she woke up after hearing Birt's "banging and the screaming outside of the house."

Spirit Lehman acted quickly, waking up both her younger brother Christopher and her older sister Kindred. The kids' older brother, Bryce Harrison, soon followed suit, barreling out the front door and onto the porch, which by then was fully engulfed in flame.

Harrison told KCRG that when making his escape, he entered "an oven of heat and flames on the front, the front wall."

\u201cCaptured on Ring doorbell camera: Family of four in Red Oak, Iowa, runs for their lives as fire engulfs their home. It was late at night and they were roused from their sleep by a passersby who started pounding on the windows. The man, Brendon Birt, is being hailed a hero.\u201d
— Mike Sington (@Mike Sington) 1667209947

When the four residents ran out of the house, Birt said he "wanted to break down and cry. Like, I don't even know these people here."

Although the siblings made it out of the house alive, five of their dogs perished in the blaze. Two dogs survived.

The Lehmans' house was rendered a write-off, having been devoured by the fire. Christopher Lehman said that "everything was just black in the living room. ... There was nothing left of it."

Tender Lehman, the kids' mother, had been away in Montana for a family emergency over the weekend. Lehman said she was "incredibly grateful" for what Birt had done, noting her "kids wouldn't have made it, man."

Birt is "family now," said Lehman.

Lehman noted that she and her husband "built a beautiful life from nothing once, and have faith that [they] can do it again."

Lehman added that she was heartened by the community's provision of clothing and support for her children in the aftermath of the fire.

Hero Cop Saves Dog from Car on Fire

Hero Cop Saves Dog from Car on Fire

Construction worker trained in jiu jitsu disarms knife-wielding attacker, subdues suspect until police arrive: 'He was quite brave'



A construction worker trained in jiu jitsu stopped a knife attack at his construction site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Monday morning and subdued the suspect until police arrived.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

What are the details?

Carcensky Salvant, 21, allegedly stabbed a male co-worker in the leg at the Wheeler Street construction site over an alleged debt, WCVB-TV reported, adding that the victim was standing on a ladder.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Another co-worker who tried to stop the attack was stabbed in the back, the station said. Mass Live said the second victim was stabbed four times.

However, a third co-worker — identified only as Lito M. — took the folding knife from Salvant and restrained him until officers arrived and placed the suspect in handcuffs, WCVB said. Lito M. told the station his jiu jitsu training came in handy.

“My arms were going numb. I was starting to go numb a little bit, but I just kept switching back and forth from being taught. It was tough,” he told WCVB. “When I had him on the ground, he kept saying, ‘He owes me.’ That's it. We don't know what he owes him for. The kid that he stabbed is a young kid. ... He is a good kid and a hard worker.”

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Pauline Wells, deputy superintendent of the Cambridge Police Department, told Mass Live if the third co-worker — who's actually early in his jiu jitsu training — hadn't stepped in, "we’d be here talking about something different. He was quite brave.”

"I had to do it," Lito M. added to WCVB. "My co-worker was getting stabbed."

Officers recovered a knife at the scene, the station said, adding that it was placed in evidence.

Shawnlee Construction — a subcontractor on the job site — employs all the workers involved in the incident, the station added.

What happened to the injured workers?

Both victims suffered serious injuries, WCVB said, although they're not expected to be life-threatening.

Wells credited a Cambridge police officer with quickly applying a tourniquet to the man stabbed in the leg, potentially saving his life, Mass Live said.

What happened to the suspect?

Salvant was arraigned on two counts of armed assault to murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery to collect a loan, WCVB reported, adding that he was ordered held without bail.

The station added in its video report that Salvant said in court one of the victims "owes me 14 grams." A witness told police he believes that's a reference to marijuana, WCVB reported. Salvant's next hearing is scheduled for Thursday, the station said.

Man accused of stabbing 2 co-workers at construction siteyoutu.be

What is jiu jitsu?

According to Essential Jiu Jitsu, the martial art is "predominantly ground-based" and uses "principals of leverage, angles, pressure, and timing, as well as knowledge of the human anatomy, in order to achieve a non-violent submission of one’s opponent. Unlike other martial arts that focus on strikes and/or kicks, jiu jitsu focuses on close-contact 'grappling' holds and techniques, and the application of chokes and joint-manipulations." Among the more well-known proponents of jiu jitsu are Joe Rogan and former SEAL Jocko Willink.

Video: Hero cops pull bloody pilot from crashed plane just seconds before speeding train smashes into it



Body camera video shows Los Angeles police officers pulling a bloody pilot from a small plane that crashed and came to rest on railroad tracks in Pacoima on Sunday — just seconds before an oncoming train obliterated the Cessna 172, the Associated Press reported.

Foothill Division Officers displayed heroism and quick action by saving the life of a pilot who made an emergency landing on the railroad tracks at San Fernando Rd. and Osborne St., just before an oncoming train collided with the aircraft.pic.twitter.com/DDxtGGIIMo
— LAPD HQ (@LAPD HQ) 1641781121

"Foothill Division Officers displayed heroism and quick action by saving the life of a pilot who made an emergency landing on the railroad tracks at San Fernando Rd. and Osborne St., just before an oncoming train collided with the aircraft," the LAPD said in a tweet.

The harrowing incident occurred just blocks away from the LAPD's Foothill station on Osborne Street near the Whiteman Airport, KABC-TV reported. The AP said officers were on the scene "almost immediately."

The plane lost power and crashed on the tracks, according to the LAPD Valley Bureau. The crash occurred around 2:10 p.m. just after takeoff from the airport, the AP reported, citing the Federal Aviation Administration.

The pilot — who was the sole occupant — was taken to a trauma center by paramedics, was treated for cuts and bruises, and was in stable condition, KCBS-TV reported.

Here's video showing another angle of the Metrolink train smashing into the single-engine plane. At least one piece of plane debris flies dangerously close to the individual recording the video:

Train crashes into plane at Whiteman Airport Van Nuys, CA #ABC7Eyewitness #breakingnews @FOXLA @ABC7 @KTLApic.twitter.com/D1eEtvaajF
— Luis Jimenez (@Luis Jimenez) 1641771250

No one on the ground was injured, KNBC-TV reported.

A KCBS video report identified the officers who rescued the pilot as Damien Castro, Christopher Aboyte, Robert Sherock, and Sgt. Joseph Cavestany.

The station said Cavestany saw the plane going down, was one of the first officers on the scene, and tried to get Metrolink to stop rail service: “I had requested Metrolink to cease all train activity, but apparently that didn’t happen," he told KCBS.

“I’m grateful to be alive," Officer Sherock told KCBS. "I’m grateful that the pilot survived as well." He also told the station in regard to his fellow rescuing officers that "without our teamwork, without all of us pitching in and having the same mindset — which I think any officer [in] the department would have felt the same way — [the pilot] might not have made it."

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, KNBC said, citing an FAA statement.

(H/T: The Daily Wire)