According to accounts, a UFC fighter and his training partner bravely restrained a man who opened fire inside a sushi restaurant in Houston on Monday night.
Kevin Holland, a Fort Worth mixed martial artist, and his mixed martial arts training partner, Patrick Robinson, were dining at RA Sushi in Highland Village at about 11:30 p.m. when the suspect went in and fired a bullet into the packed eatery’s ceiling, according to Fox 26.
According to WFAA and Fox 26, Holland, Robinson, and other daring customers sprung into action and soon apprehended the perpetrator, subsequently identified as Jesus Edrai Cardiel Samaniego, 24.
In a later conversation with reporters, Robinson reflected on the duo’s efforts.
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“Me and my buddy, we ran to the shooter, got him down, strangled him, took the gun from him, and then called the police,” Robinson said.
“We fight for a living, so it was just quick instincts.”
Police, who arrived and arrested Samaniego, praised the diners for quickly jumping into action.
“If it wasn’t for the quick thinking of the Good Samaritan taking the gun away, who knows what could have happened,” Sgt. Ricardo Salas, with the Houston Police Department, told KHOU.
Police officers, who praised the diners for quickly jumping into action, arrive at the scene to arrest the suspect identified as Jesus Edrai Cardiel Samaniego.
“We’re very thankful,” said Salas.
The suspected shooter is facing multiple charges over the shooting.