The swift actions of 4 tactically skilled “band dads” helped stop a much bigger tragedy after they took down an energetic shooter who opened hearth at a band competitors at a highschool in Texas.
The Pasadena Police Division confirmed that 83-year-old Dennis Brandl was charged with aggravated assault with a lethal weapon after he allegedly opened hearth at an area highschool’s band competitors.
Round 6 p.m. on Sunday, police, together with the Pasadena Impartial Faculty District and Angelton Impartial Faculty District, stated an aged male recognized as Brandl walked into the doorway of the auditorium after a drum line competitors. Officers stated he was carrying a handgun and fired it.
He obtained off two photographs, in response to the Angelton ISD, with one hanging a door and one other hitting a 26-year-old within the shoulder.
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A bunch of 4 tactically skilled “band dads” jumped into motion Saturday and apprehended an energetic shooter at a band competitors at Pasadena Memorial Excessive Faculty. (FOX 26 Houston)
The district stated the sufferer is a percussion technical guide for Angleton Excessive Faculty and was taken to a Houston hospital, the place he by no means misplaced consciousness and is anticipated to make a full restoration.
Moments after firing the gun, Brandl was tackled by a dad or mum in attendance on the occasion.
Pasadena ISD police, a civilian and several other good Samaritans instantly apprehended the suspect, the varsity district confirmed.
FOX 26 Houston recognized the heroes as Air Drive veteran Abram Trevino, Military veteran Adam Curow, Marine veteran Efrain (Polo) Castillo and Houston Police Division Sgt. Joe Sanchez.
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4 “band dads” took down 83-year-old Dennis Brandl after police stated he opened hearth at a Texas highschool band competitors. (Pasadena (Texas) Police Division)
Trevino and Curow each served for 13 years, and Castillo served for 4. Sanchez has labored for the Houston Police Division for 32 years.
“As quickly as everybody was screaming and yelling, gunshots fired, Joe and myself checked out one another and ran straight to the door. By the point we obtained inside, Polo and Abram had been proper behind us as a band dad group,” Curow informed FOX 26.
“I grabbed his arms whereas Adam took the gun out. As soon as the gun was faraway from his palms, we had no handcuffs, so I took my belt off and made a handcuff,” Sanchez described to FOX 26.
The 4 males restrained Brandl till regulation enforcement arrived on the college.
“I believe anyone with our collective backgrounds would simply do this simply out of nature,” Trevino stated.
Police stated that whereas they have no idea the motive for the taking pictures, they’re “assured that the actions of the bystanders will show to be heroic.”
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Officers say an 83-year-old man opened hearth at a band competitors at a Texas highschool on Sunday night time. (FOX 26 Houston)
“We’re grateful for the courageous residents and the officers who had been on the scene for safety on the recreation and courageously stepped as much as detain the shooter and stop any attainable additional violence,” Pasadena police wrote in an announcement on their Fb web page.
The Houston Police Division praised Sanchez and thanked him for this selfless act.
“When hazard struck, HPD Sergeant Joe Sanchez didn’t hesitate,” the division wrote in an announcement on X.
“Whereas attending a band competitors at a Pasadena college, Sgt. Sanchez was amongst those that shortly stepped as much as defend lives. This month, he marks 33 years with HPD. We’re grateful for his service.”
The college district stated Brandl was not affiliated with the band contest, and it’s at present being investigated why he was on the campus.
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Police stated Brandl claimed he was being chased by somebody and that he was afraid he and his spouse could be killed.
He’s at present being held with out bond.
“Our ideas and prayers are with all concerned. I’m so pleased with our employees members, police from our district and metropolis, and group members who made certain there was no additional hurt that might have taken place,” Pasadena Impartial Faculty District Superintendent DeeAnn Powell wrote in an announcement.
Stepheny Worth is a author for Fox Information Digital and Fox Enterprise. Story ideas and concepts may be despatched to stepheny.worth@fox.com
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