Richard Fierro, who spent four combat deployments across Iraq and Afghanistan, told The New York Times he went into “combat mode,” stripping suspected gunman Anderson Aldrich of his rifle and beating him bloody with it.
It was a 15-year army veteran and family man who disarmed the 22-year-old gunman who allegedly killed five people inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club, potentially saving dozens of lives.he was at the Club Q drag show Saturday with his wife, daughter, and some friends when bullets went flying.
Fierro, who rose to the rank of major and earned numerous military awards including the Combat Action Badge and two Bronze Star Medals during his service, said he had only ever been shot at from afar before—but this time, he could smell the cordite. “I grabbed the gun out of his hand and just started hitting him in the head, over and over,” Fierro told the, describing a scuffle in which he found himself atop the 300-something pound gunman, who had momentarily lost his grip on his rifle. “I just know I have to kill this guy before he kills us.”
Fierro’s wife and daughter are reportedly at home, still recovering from their injuries, according to the. In total, five people lost their lives in the senseless attack at the LGBTQ nightclub Saturday night, while another 18 people were left injured.
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