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20:36, 06-Nov-2017
Texas man describes pursuit of church gunman
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A man who claimed that he pursued the gunman in a Texas church shooting said he was acting on instinct to try to prevent the suspect from escaping.
Johnnie Langendorff said in an interview that he was driving past the church on Sunday as the shooting happened, and he saw the gunman exchanging fire with a member of the community.
He said the member of the community asked for help and got into Langendorff's truck. They took off at high speed in pursuit of the gunman on a nearby highway as police were going in the opposite direction toward the church.
Langendorff mentioned the gunman eventually lost control of his vehicle and crashed. The member of the community walked up to the vehicle with his gun drawn, and the suspect did not move. The community member stood guard over the gunman until police arrived 5 to 7 minutes later.
Source(s): AP