Heroic Bystander Who Stopped RI Trans Shooter's Rampage Speaks Out, Recounts the Rhode Island Tragedy [Video]

Dmitri Bolt : Feb 19, 2026
Townhall

[Townhall.com] The heroic bystander, Michael Black, who risked his own life to try to subdue the transgender gunman in Rhode Island on Monday, recounted the harrowing incident on Tuesday. He described how, after he tackled the shooter, his hand became caught in the gunman's slide, stopping him from causing further harm, and how he witnessed the shooter pull out a second gun and take his own life. ... Shortly after the incident, Black received a phone call from a Pawtucket detective, who revealed just how heroic his actions were. "He said, we were interviewing the daughter yesterday, and she has a belief on what happened. As the shooter was coming down, he was shooting one person, the next, the next. And she said, 'He was looking at me. I was going to be next.' And she told the police officer, 'until this guy in a black jacket tackled him and took the gun away, I'm sure he would have killed me...'" Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read, and view the video. (Screengrab image: via X-Alec Lace)