Army veteran Richard Fierro described the moment he tackled and subdued the gunman at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub shooting. Fierro said, “I needed to save my family.”
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Good job buddy 😢. We need more like you. Thank You 🙏
1st and foremost Sir Richard Fierro, thank~you for your service in our military ❤
I am so sorry for the loss of one of your precious family members and to the other 4 ppl whom lost their lives. You are truly a hero, thank~you again!!
No hug or kiss will heal Murika. We’re destined to be doomed. And that is our karma for breaking up and destroying endless number of countries around the world including Iraq, where this guy was deployed.
Considering this particular community of people has demonstrated over and over their willingness to literally Destroy the lives of anyone who disagrees with anything about them, it’s a little hard for me to generate the same level of sympathy one might have if this shooting had occurred in a different setting. NOT suggesting this is the way to handle the problems they are causing but I’ve never heard an outpouring of sympathy for anyone victimized by the L….BT crowd.
Your projection is noted.
@Biloki I guess you’re trying to seem bright by being brief… but no one gets it. Try again.
Republicans promote hate, violence, fear and propaganda toward
LGBQT, Black (BLM), Asians (COVID), Latinos (border), Women (abortion),…
Thank you Richard Fierro. You are a hero. Please be well.
From one vet to another don’t forget we love you, what you did is amazing and I’m always here if you need anything. You should be proud because you did something and it made a difference. We can never escape the question of did we do enough but know the rest of us look at you as a hero. What you did was enough because you did what you could in a moment of terror. A moment of fear, a moment of survival, and you yourself decided to stop that fear, stop that terror. You are loved by many. With every cell that makes up my body I love you and thank you for everything that you did. We are all so proud of you.
you did your absolute best, and it is so absolutely appreciated
I like how the news isn’t actually showing the person responsible….I think notoriety is why some people are doing this senseless crap…. don’t even publicize their names or face…. just lock them up and throw away the key….
Story is sounding more and more fake
Well done sir. Rest easy, you saved many.
wow. you can feel the pain that is deeply embedded in his soul, not just from this event but from the past.
what an incredibly heroic act, to then still be able to do what he did. like, flip a switch, and block out all the baggage and just go into, as he says, combat mode? thats some marvel level superhero business right there.
give this man all the medals the US has to offer. seriously.
HERO
HUA – Head, Understand, Acknowledge
Hero god bless you 🙏
Right on!!👍 Good job, Primo!!
Your a hero dude
1 Corinthians 12:26 God bless you brother and we are praying for those lost, may those injured heal and restore. Thank you Sir for your service to this country both in the military as well as right here , right now. May the Lord bless and keep you in His favor ALL the days of your life-! God bless you community- we are praying for you and mourning with you.
Pesky Republicans
Richard Fierro ran towards the fire, he stepped into the breach. He did not think about himself, he acted and saved the lives of many. Just like the army veteran who was killed by a gunman at the Safeway shooting in Bend, Oregon earlier this year, while confronting the cowardly shooter. There is no higher honor than a man or woman who lays down their life to save innocents.
They are a hero, plain and simple.
Wish you could be even half the man this is
Hes not a Vet
@Dave Jones That’s it? Isn’t it also just as possible the missions he was on in Iraq were classified? I need more proof that “Feelings”.
No. Hes not intelligent enough. I’m a Commando
Veterinarian
@Dave Jones so because they clipped it to shorten the video for time you fully believe he wasn’t a veteran because of just that? Weird way of thanking the guy for saving people I guess
I thank him for being a
Civilian Hero
😂🤣😂🤣😂
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Hero
Semper Fi Brother.
True hero. I’m sorry for your loss and thank you for serving us all
You are still grieving, please get some rest and accept the love of the community. Hero.
He’s certainly not taking the attention he’s getting in stride! What a goof.
Bless this man God! Bless him
True hero, indeed. Thank you Richard. We must all work together to ensure that love wins.
Seems highly scripted and edited.
Don’t trust the news at all.
He made a choice to risk it all and stop the ignorance .Thank you. Assault rifles should not be available to just anyone who wants one. Immaturity + guns = dead innocent people.
We have got to sacrifice as a society to get this stopped! This man should be put to death, he decided that fate for five others and potentially many more and he should die for this. We also must, we must do something about gun control… These are dangerous weapons and anyone can decide to freak out and do something like this and we need to start making it so they’re not so easily accessible for anybody that wants one. it is so sad that our country has come to this, couple times a week it seems… Daily sometimes. we have got to get this fixed!
This is exactly what it’s going to take. Sadly, 5 families did not get their loved ones back but this hero saved MANY more lives. Rather than quickly grabbing a phone to record, which is often the case, this hero sprung into action. Not thinking about himself, but thinking about saving others. I tell people that we need to STOP looking the other way because it’s not us in danger. Everyone is not cut out to be a hero but the ones that are should try & stop these sick murderers that have no regard for other people’s lives. Thank you Sir for your service & THANK YOU for all the lives you saved that day. GOD BLESS YOU & Prayers to ALL the victims, their friends & FAMILY members.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
What a great American!
God bless this man 😢
Sounds like the use of excessive force to me…. There needs to be an investigation into this person. Can you imagine a police officer, after disarming a perpetrator, continuing to pound on his head? With a gun? The liberal media would be having a heart attack.
Heaven for all of them. Amen.
Hey, right-wingers are TERRORISTS!!!
Who knew….
Bot
@K Dub …NOPE!!!
REAL person living in REALITY!!!
@jjboys215 you hate your life then
I wish cops were as brave as this guy.
it doesnt need a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun. it just needs this man
Fierro for President.
F these BOTS and BOTS programmers defending the SUSPECT.
Tackling an armed gunman when you have no weapon sounds easy when you read about it, but in real life, that takes tremendous courage and a bit of disregard for your own life.
This guy should be treated with reverence and respect for the rest of his life.
hhhhhhhheeeeerrrrrroooooo
This is a real hero. We salute you sir. 🙏🏾😪❤
Hero!!
You did a good thing. I’m sorry for what you , your friends & family are going through. Give yourself time to heal. ❤️
HERO
This guy should be ashamed of himself supporting child groomers
No you should be for typing this
This is a perfect example why we still have this type of stuff happening, because of people like you who watch the conservative media. If we’re gonna talk about child grooming let’s talk about the church, straight people who like to go after little girls and boys. Forcing your children to be who you want them to be.
Good guy without a gun stops bad guy with an assault weapon.
Not that hard to over power some little twig in close corners,either way this is a club which is Gun Freezone because they server alcohol
Good guys with guys are just as affected with properly trained either way you have to strong health mind to fight a threat like this
Absolute Hero! Hands down! Good guy beats bad guy to a pulp with bad guy’s own gun! Metal of Honor to this man!
Thank you Hero!!!❤❤
Real warrior in combat 😢❤
FYI The Imprudent don’t like your hero. For small advice defend yourself against criminals. They might know where you are stay save ✌.
❤❤❤
😂 😂 😂 put some bass in that VOICe
I wish the Media wasn’t bais & Reported this the same as when a Man stopped a Mass shooter with a legally carried Firearm, this man is a hero either way
Hero, saved lives. God bless you.
They need to leave this man alone and let him heal… He lost friends and is still dealing with what happened that night. It’s a lot for anyone. I hope one day, he can see that he saved a lot of people that night.
Rittenhouse types doing Trumpie stuff..
we allow the suffering of innocent people by refusing to dish out our own brand of discriminatory justice.
I say it’s long overdue we have a culling of the crazy in this nation.
I’m glad Trump is running for office again,. All our rotten eggs in one basket…💥
In the slim chance that you see this, you did something so courageous and you saved so many lives. Thank you
Stop Guns getting into the hands of crazy people ( the likes of Lauren Boeberts).
LBGTQ peoples don’t shoot up Bars of “Straights”
Black Christians don’t shoot up White Christian Churches.
Latinos don’t shoot up Supermarkets.
Asiens don’t shoot up Schools……
White Supremists Gun freaks do all of the above. Conservatives. So called CHRISTIANS💥‼️
This is what a real hero looks like.
The leftist media hasn’t started attacking this hero ? Not yet?
People have to act fast to save themselves when this crap happens
He’s what being an AMERICAN is supposed to be all about. Serving others!
You ran in while others ran away, much respect.
A role model !
You want to see a REAL patriot? You’re looking at him.
You’re a hero my friend.
Most of us would be running to the door you ran into danger thank you sir God bless you
This is a real hero, not the BS peddled on fox news.
They literally said the exact same about the man lol. When have republicans ever been against vets lol? That’s liberals calling them baby killers.
crisis actor!
U think,?
@Daniel Gee the lgbtq,s dont go to the same bars
@BigBishop1 I know plenty who do.
@blen bamy no doubt~!
A real hero.
Thank You!
This true patriot owns Atrevida Beer Company with his wife in Colorado Springs. If you’re near, give this guy some love and some business. I know I will next time I visit.
Hero. Period.
He did something the Police couldn’t do, It’s a shame people have to be terrorized just for existing.
Thank God this man was there to save these people live from being killed, he really put a human face to the tragedy, I pray for these people that survived this and I pray for this man God bless you for what you did
plain, simple words, touching feeling, real hero. Folks, be like him, stands out for your family and freinds.
HERO
I knew it was a patriot. When I heard colorado springs. I knew a patriot stopped that killer
So many hugs to your sweet hurting soul.
Thank you for your service.. seriously, abroad and in our community❤❤️🩹
HERO. Give him the country’s highest honors & millions so he never has to have an unnecessary worry ever again.
God bless this man.
give this man a break for god sake, stop interviewing him crazy media people… you leeches!
Que se puede decir de este señor?, es un verdadero héroe, gracias.
Thank you sir for your service and for taking down that sorry piece of sh*t.
Wife?
GO ARMY! GREAT MAN! GREAT JOB! BIDEN SHOULD GIVE THAT MAN A MILLION BUCKS TAX FREE NOW! AS A MILITARY VETERAN, WAY TO GO BRO, JOB WELL DONE, U MADE US PROUD AGAIN. GOD BLESS U WELL.
AND HE TOOK DOWN THAT PUNK WITH NO WEAPON, JUST HIS BALLS!! UNBELIEVABLE
That’s a real human being right there. We need more of this person
Gunperson, not gunman. The suspect is non-binary. Get it together LGBT-phobic NBC.
Hero