Two of the customers, who are trained in mixed martial arts, actually ran toward the shooter after he fired, which likely saved lives, police say.
HOUSTON, Texas -- Some quick-thinking customers took down a man with a gun at RA Sushi in Highland Village late Monday night, police said. One day later, there weren't any visible signs from outside the restaurant that it was the scene of a shooting.
According to the Houston Police Department, 24-year-old Jesus Samaniego fired a single shot into the ceiling shortly before 11:30 p.m. When officers arrived, Samaniego was already in custody, but not by authorities. He was being held by customers. "I saw him aiming it at the ceiling," says the man who initially stopped Samaniego after the shot was fired."I just reacted.""I tackled him to the ground," he said."I kind of kneeled him in the wrist so he couldn't use his hands.""If it wasn't for the quick thinking of a good Samaritan taking the gun away, who knows what would have happened," said HPD Sgt. Ricardo Salas.
He was on the docket in Harris County Probable Cause Court Tuesday afternoon, but he never actually made it in front of the judge. He was described as combative.ABC13 reached out to RA Sushi for a statement, but we have not received a response.
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