# Soldier thwarts active shooter on Kansas bridge **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599 "2020-05-28T13:31:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/1 "2020-05-28T13:31:32Z")
I’ve read other reports that the shooter had a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun. Multiple cars on the bridge were hit. Thankfully there was only one person shot before the soldier intervened. The shooter was pinned underneath the soldier’s car. He’s in the hospital in critical condition. I expect more will be reported later today. Video: Leavenworth Police chief’s news conference. > **[Police: Soldier saved 'countless lives' when he struck shooter with his...](https://www.fox6now.com/news/police-soldier-saved-countless-lives-when-he-struck-shooter-with-his-vehicle-on-kansas-bridge)** > > Articles and videos about Police: Soldier saved 'countless lives' when he struck shooter with his vehicle on Kansas bridge on FOX6 News Milwaukee | Wisconsin & Local Milwaukee News WITI. > **[Police: Fort Leavenworth soldier saved lives by stopping shooter on bridge](https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/05/27/police-kansas-soldier-saved-lives-by-stopping-shooter-on-bridge/)** > > A soldier stationed in Kansas saved “countless lives” Wednesday when he hit a man with his car as the man was shooting randomly at people on a bridge near an Army base, a police chief said. > [@](#): > > A soldier stationed in Kansas saved “countless lives” Wednesday when he hit a man with his car as the man was shooting randomly at people on a bridge near an Army base, a police chief said. > > One person was injured by the shooter, according to Leavenworth police Chief Patrick Kitchens. That person, also a soldier, was a random victim, Kitchens said. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/2 "2020-05-28T14:35:54Z")
Yes, the car was legally owned and he had a license for it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/3 "2020-05-28T14:43:05Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Yes, the car was legally owned and he had a license for it. Is Kansas an open driving state? Kudos on the soldier for quick thinking and action. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/4 "2020-05-28T15:45:09Z")
I wanted to mention this news story. Certainly a soldier we can all be proud of. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/5 "2020-05-28T15:52:28Z")
Weird, I didn’t see this on the CNN website this morning. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/6 "2020-05-28T16:09:21Z")
I was looking for further developments when I came across [this gem.](https://thebreakingnewsheadlines.com/blog/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge-police-say/) Full text at link. > [@](#): > > Legislation enforcement in Leavenworth, Kansas, spoke back to Centennial Bridge, which spans the Missouri River and connects Kansas and Missouri, in keeping with experiences of pictures fired about 11 a.m., police mentioned. > > The suspect had a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun, he mentioned. The soldier rammed the suspect with a automobile. > > “He deliberately intervened the use of his automobile to strike and injure the suspect who was once actively capturing,” Kitchens mentioned. “Very most likely numerous lives have been stored through the person who intervened and helped.” > > The suspect was once pinned underneath a automobile when first responders arrived, in keeping with the manager. Every other lively obligation provider member was once struck through gunfire, however no different accidents have been reported, Kitchens mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/7 "2020-05-28T16:18:34Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Yes, the car was legally owned and he had a license for it. But was he trained in vehicular assault tactics as part of his MOS? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/8 "2020-05-28T16:21:31Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > But was he trained in vehicular assault tactics as part of his MOS? Was the transmission an automatic? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/9 "2020-05-28T16:29:31Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I was looking for further developments when I came across [this gem.](https://thebreakingnewsheadlines.com/blog/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge-police-say/) Full text at link. How many languages did they translate that through to produce that gem? ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/10 "2020-05-28T16:35:40Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I was looking for further developments when I came across [this gem.](https://thebreakingnewsheadlines.com/blog/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge-police-say/) Full text at link. That is a gem! The site owner appears to put a great deal of effort into translating online news articles into barely intelligible English. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/11 "2020-05-28T16:41:20Z")
This is what happens when you bring a gun to a car fight. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/12 "2020-05-28T16:48:37Z")
Reports said the one shooting victim is in critical condition. I hope he fully recovers. Getting randomly shot driving across a busy bridge is a bizarre way to screw up a guys life. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599/13 "2020-05-28T16:48:52Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > How many languages did they translate that through to produce that gem? I’d guess they pirate content and run it through some English-\>[foreign language]-\>English translation to avoid copyright claims.