Footage has emerged showing the moment that a heroic Tucson police officer took down a dangerous mass shooter last week, who should never have been free to start with.
As FOX 10 Phoenix reported, a mass shooting happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, July 19, on Congress Street and Sixth Avenue, right outside Empire Pizza.
Tucson Police revealed that there was a confrontation between two groups who knew each other. A man, later identified as 21-year-old David French, then opened fire, injuring nine individuals.
Police say that French fired into a crowd outside Empire Pizza last Sunday. Most of the victims have been released from the hospital.
French tried to flee to safety, but, unbeknownst to him, police were in the area.
In the footage below, which was captured by a camera at Empire Pizza & Pub, French emerges seconds into the video.
He is seen on the sidewalk while firing several shots. He then darts behind and around a white car before running back on the sidewalk.
French’s frantic escape is then suddenly cut short by the courageous cop, who fires at one shot into the perp’s back.
French then collapses onto the ground, and the rest of the police swarm to apprehend him.
This all takes less than 15 seconds.
WATCH:
Mass shooter taken down in just 10 seconds after he opened fire into a crowd in Tucson, Arizona.
David French, who was on probation for a 2024 shooting, is accused of opening fire into a crowd of people, injuring nine.
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According to KVOA, French was later taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries but managed to survive.
Per 13 News, French faces the following charges:
• 9 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
• 9 counts of aggravated assault with serious physical injury
• 1 count of discharging a firearm at a structure
The Tucson Police Department also stated that more charges are pending against French as the investigation continues.
Court records show that French has a prior 2024 conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was on probation.
French is being held without bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 3.
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