Exclusive video captures moment man disarms Monterey Park shooter

A video of a man disarming the Monterey Park shooter exhibits him wrestling the gun away and probably stopping extra carnage at a second dance corridor minutes after the gunman killed 11 people and wounded at least nine more on the first website.

Brandon Tsay, 26, has been hailed as a hero for disarming the Monterey Park shooter at a dance corridor in Alhambra, California.

Harrowing video obtained solely by NBC Information captured the boys tussling in what seems to be an empty foyer within the dance corridor.

An armed man, wearing darkish clothes and a hat, walks out of the image and about 30 seconds later is seen combating Tsay as the 2 wrestle over the weapon. A shoving match ensues, and Tsay manages to take the gun away from the person.

The weapon has been described as a “semi-automatic assault pistol.”

The person then punches Tsay in his head whereas Tsay holds the weapon. The boys proceed to wrestle earlier than Tsay pushes the person off. The person continues to succeed in for the gun earlier than he offers up and walks out of the room.

Tsay then factors on the man and briefly strikes out of the digital camera’s view earlier than he returns, with the gun in his proper hand and utilizing a cellphone with the opposite.

All the ordeal lasted about 4 minutes.

“There was a second I truly froze up, as a result of I used to be, I had the assumption that I used to be gonna die, like my life was ending right here, at that very second,” Tsay informed NBC Information’ Lester Holt.

“However one thing wonderful occurred, a miracle truly. He began to attempt to prep his weapon so he might shoot all people, however then it dawned on me that this was the second to disarm him. I might do one thing right here that would defend all people and probably save myself.”

Tsay stated the gunman, who has since been recognized as Huu Can Tran, 72 — got here in and appeared as if he had been intent on additional violence.

“When he got here in, he stated nothing,” he stated. “His face was very stoic. His expressions had been largely in his eyes — wanting round looking for individuals, attempting to scout the realm for different individuals.”

The motive in Saturday night time’s mass capturing is unclear. Regulation enforcement officers stated Monday it seemed to be private.

A number of legislation enforcement sources acquainted with the investigation stated proof gathered thus far appears to rule out terrorism or a hate crime.

Tsay informed ABC News’ “Good Morning America” earlier Monday that almost all clients had left by the point the shooter arrived at Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, about 2 miles from Monterey Park’s Star Ballroom Dance Studio, the place he carried out his lethal assault about 20 minutes earlier, authorities have stated.

Tsay is a pc coder and works on the dance corridor a couple of nights per week because the third era in his household to function it, according to The New York Times.

The dance corridor was internet hosting a “social dance occasion” for Lunar New 12 months when Tsay “heard the sound of the entrance door creaking closing and immediately adopted by the sound of a steel object clinking collectively as in the event that they had been rubbing,” he informed “Good Morning America.”

Tsay stated he didn’t acknowledge the shooter and described him to ABC Information as “any individual I’ve by no means seen earlier than.”

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna stated Sunday the weapon recovered on the Alhambra dance corridor was a “semi-automatic assault pistol” with an prolonged large-capacity journal hooked up.

“We struggled into the foyer, attempting to get this gun away from one another,” Tsay informed ABC Information. “He was hitting me throughout the face, bashing the again of my head. I used to be attempting to make use of my elbows to separate the gun away from him, creating far.”

As soon as Tsay lastly obtained management of the gun, he needed to threaten to shoot the person earlier than he fled, he informed ABC Information: “Lastly, at one level, I used to be in a position to pull the gun away from him, shove him apart, create far, level the gun at him, intimidate him, shout at him and say: ‘Get the hell out right here. I’ll shoot! Get away. Go!’ And at this level, I believed he would run away, however he was simply standing there considering whether or not to battle or to run away. I actually thought I must shoot him if he got here at me.”

The shooter then turned and fled again to his white van, Tsay stated, including that he “instantly known as police” as he was nonetheless holding the gun.

The shooter later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday after a manhunt that ended about 30 miles away. The motive within the dance corridor assault stays unknown, Luna informed reporters Sunday night time.

Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo informed NBC Information the gunman could have been targeting his ex-wife on the Lunar New 12 months.