The military police officer based at Fort Leavenworth likely saved "countless lives" with his quick action one day earlier when a gunman opened fire on a busy bridge connecting Kansas and Missouri, police said. "I accelerated my truck as quickly as possible and struck the active shooter and pinned him underneath my truck." "What was a very, very dangerous situation fortunately was ended quite quickly and ... very likely countless lives were saved by the person who intervened and helped," Kitchens said. After plowing into the gunman, Royer said he came out his truck but didn't immediately see the shooter. Police work the scene of a shooting on the Centennial Bridge in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Source: CNN May 28, 2020 19:07 UTC