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“Unnamed Civilian Bystander”

Sunday is the day I devote to heroes. Today is a bit different in that the hero is unnamed.

From Epoch Bright:

In Manhattan an unnamed civilian was a hero. He did something that few of us would do .He did not identify himself, and got no personal credit for his brave act.

Jason Fleming drew his weapon “in broad daylight after a dispute in a bodega in Chelsea,” the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said in a statement. After a “verbal dispute with a man,” Fleming stood in the doorway and drew his handgun as a child tried to leave the bodega. The child luckily was able to run away unharmed.

When a witness called 911, the suspect fled the scene with his weapon, sending locals scattering.

With his handgun visible in broad daylight, Fleming ran while police officers followed in hot pursuit until he encountered the “unnamed civilian” pedestrian who blocked his way.

In CCTV footage, the gunman is seen colliding with the “unnamed civilian pedestrian” and then a nearby guard rail. As he staggers to his feet and tries to continue his flight, the “unnamed civilian bystander” grabs his coat just as a pursuing police officer arrives. The gunman, later identified as 39-year-old Jason Fleming, is then seen being handcuffed and taken into custody.

Fleming was charged with possession of firearms, a felony conviction carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The good Samaritan remains unnamed.

Homeland Security Special Agent Ivan J. Arvelo expressed pride for his agents’ “rapid apprehension” of the gunman. In conjunction with New York City Police Department, Homeland Security is continuing to investigate the incident, while the “unnamed civilian” is the hometown hero of the hour.

4/23/23

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