Chiefs fan who tackled parade shooting suspect describes 'chaotic' scene: 'I've got to keep him down'

Paul Contreras and his daughter, Alyssa Marsh-Contreras, join 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the moment Paul tackled one of the Super Bowl parade shooting suspects. 

The Nebraska man who helped tackle an armed man at the scene of the deadly Super Bowl parade shooting in Kansas City described the "chaotic" scene Friday, saying he knew he had to keep the man down once he saw a gun on the ground.

One woman died and 22 others were injured by the gunfire that rang out during Wednesday's parade, nine of whom were children. 

In a video that made the rounds on social media, a horde of people are seen fleeing from the scene after shots rang out, including a man in a gray sweatshirt. The man is then taken down by a group of fans, including Paul Contreras, who described the moment on "America's Newsroom."

"It was chaotic, and we were walking toward the bridge and then it kind of came to a stop, everybody in front of me was not walking anymore," Contreras recounted. 

"This gentleman to my right that is on the bridge is just screaming at the top of his voice to stop this guy. Tackle him, stop him, whatever, and I see somebody running in my direction, so I had a good angle. I tackled him from behind. As I’m taking him down from behind, I see a gun laying on the ground, so I knew right then and there I've got to take him down and I've got to keep him down because if he has one gun, he may have another one."

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