New York – A construction worker who alerted police to a gunman who shot a former coworker near the Empire State Building says he was determined to stop the shooter from getting away.
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Brian Dillon tells the Daily News (http://nydn.us/TdSwDm ) that he saw Jeffrey Johnson walking away into the Fifth Avenue crowd after Friday’s shooting.
Police say Johnson killed Steven Ercolino outside a building where they had worked together.
Dillon was working on a loading dock outside the Empire State Building when he saw Johnson pumping shots into the head of a man on the sidewalk.
Dillon followed the gunman and flagged down two officers. Johnson pulled out a gun and was shot to death. Nine bystanders were wounded.
Dillon says he’s just glad he was there to help.
finally
The cops should have tackled him rather than yell at him to stop, which caused him to draw his gun.
They then had no choice but to endanger bystanders by shooting him.
of course if NYC got rid of that unconstitutional Asterisk that says the Second Amendment doesn’t apply here, Sheriff Dillon could have handled that shooter on the spot.
This guy is a real hero! In a world where so many “don’t wanna get involved”… he stepped up to the plate & did what he had to do to save more lives. G-d bless him!
He is the real hero, the cops should be suspended and go back for training with the rookies! Ten feet away and neither one could shoot the suspect without injuring bystanders? When was the last time they trained with their guns. These guys are as dangerous as the criminals!