Good Samaritan in Illinois stabbing spree said 'human nature' led him to intervene
Keith Fahrney was driving when he saw a woman being attacked by the Illinois man accused of killing four people and injuring seven others during a stabbing spree Wednesday.
Keith Fahrney was driving home from class in Rockford, Illinois, when he saw a woman being attacked by Christian Soto, the man accused of killing four people and injuring seven others during a stabbing spree Wednesday.
Fahrney, 51, said that, without thinking, he hit his brakes and ran over to help the woman, getting attacked himself.
After a night in the hospital, Fahrney is now back home and trying to process what happened.
"It's very scary. You never think this is going to happen to you," he said in a phone call Friday. "My stepdaughter when she called from Florida, she said, 'Well, luckily, you're the kind of person that just won't take out your phone and start recording. You were the one that went over there and scared this guy off to protect her.'"
Keith Fahrney.Courtesy of Keith FahrneyAuthorities said the rampage began shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday and involved "multiple scenes" in Rockford and an area of Winnebago County.
Rating: 5