Chiefs fan filmed tackling possible mass shooting suspect says 'I had the perfect angle'

A Kansas City Chiefs fan who tackled a possible suspect in the shooting of at least 22 people, one fatally, at the team's victory celebration Wednesday, says he jumped on a man who was being chased by cops to keep his family and others safe.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City Chiefs fan who tackled a possible suspect in the shooting of at least 22 people, one fatally, at the team's victory celebration Wednesday, says he jumped on a man who was being chased by cops to keep his family and others safe.

Paul Contreras was making his way back to his car with his three daughters when he and at least one other man swiftly acted to stop the fleeing man in his tracks, before police arrived to arrest him. Footage of the incident has gone viral on social media.

"It was just a reaction. He was running against [the flow of people] … the wrong way and there was another gentleman screaming out of the top of his lungs, 'catch this guy, tackle him.'" Contreras told NBC's "TODAY" Thursday morning.

"I really wasn’t sure until he came running and I had the perfect angle to do what I did. I took him down," he said.

Contreras said he saw a gun fall away from the man as he tackled him, although he's not sure if it was being held or fell from a jacket.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-city-chiefs-parade-shooting-tackle-video-rcna138926

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