Man Who Tackled Alleged Super Bowl Parade Gunman Describes Hectic Scene: ‘We’re Fighting to Keep Him Down’

BURNETT And Outfront now ░░░░░░░░ Paul Contreras and his ░░░░░░░░ Alyssa Marsh Contreras they ░░░░░░░░ the shooting and helped ░░░░░░░░ someone to the ground ░░░░░░░░ was taken into custody ░░░░░░░░ and Alyssa thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being with ░░░░░░░░ What a terrifying day ░░░░░░░░ you were there and ░░░░░░░░ shared video here of ░░░░░░░░ moment that you helped ░░░░░░░░ this person What can ░░░░░░░░ tell us about what ░░░░░░░░ in that moment CONTRERAS ░░░░░░░░ just heard somebody yelling ░░░░░░░░ stop this guy tackle ░░░░░░░░ and he was coming ░░░░░░░░ the opposite direction so ░░░░░░░░ just you don t ░░░░░░░░ about it It s ░░░░░░░░ a reaction He got ░░░░░░░░ to me I got ░░░░░░░░ right angle on him ░░░░░░░░ I hit him from ░░░░░░░░ And when I hit ░░░░░░░░ from behind I either ░░░░░░░░ the gun out of ░░░░░░░░ hand or out of ░░░░░░░░ sleeve because as I ░░░░░░░░ taking him down to ░░░░░░░░ ground I see the ░░░░░░░░ on the ground So ░░░░░░░░ take him down and ░░░░░░░░ m putting all my ░░░░░░░░ weight on him and ░░░░░░░░ another good Samaritan comes ░░░░░░░░ and is helping me ░░░░░░░░ I kind of got ░░░░░░░░ high and the other ░░░░░░░░ gets him around his ░░░░░░░░ And we re just ░░░░░░░░ our weight on him ░░░░░░░░ he s just fighting ░░░░░░░░ get up but we ░░░░░░░░ fighting to keep him ░░░░░░░░ And another Samaritan comes ░░░░░░░░ and puts his weight ░░░░░░░░ us and we re ░░░░░░░░ for the cops to ░░░░░░░░ They finally they get ░░░░░░░░ and the second cop ░░░░░░░░ there the third gets ░░░░░░░░ then they pretty much ░░░░░░░░ over and I m ░░░░░░░░ there for about a ░░░░░░░░ or two You know ░░░░░░░░ and the cops didn ░░░░░░░░ even have like one ░░░░░░░░ two words you know ░░░░░░░░ they had him and ░░░░░░░░ him cuffed I sat ░░░░░░░░ for two minutes with ░░░░░░░░ my three daughters and ░░░░░░░░ we just walked away ░░░░░░░░ headed toward our car ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ You re there with ░░░░░░░░ three daughters obviously Alyssa ░░░░░░░░ with you now Paul ░░░░░░░░ I just ask when ░░░░░░░░ say that the gun ░░░░░░░░ don t know whether ░░░░░░░░ fell out of his ░░░░░░░░ or maybe out of ░░░░░░░░ sleeve right and when ░░░░░░░░ went down and then ░░░░░░░░ gun goes on the ░░░░░░░░ did you see him ░░░░░░░░ the gun CONTRERAS No ░░░░░░░░ I didn t see ░░░░░░░░ fire the gun I ░░░░░░░░ when I tackled him ░░░░░░░░ ve seen what I ░░░░░░░░ seen like I said ░░░░░░░░ of his hand or ░░░░░░░░ of his sleeve Taking ░░░░░░░░ down I see the ░░░░░░░░ on the ground BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ Alyssa you re there ░░░░░░░░ your dad and your ░░░░░░░░ I know you took ░░░░░░░░ video after when your ░░░░░░░░ had tackled this man ░░░░░░░░ the other good Samaritans ░░░░░░░░ he describes it and ░░░░░░░░ the police officers come ░░░░░░░░ your dad just walks ░░░░░░░░ So now we see ░░░░░░░░ multiple officers have this ░░░░░░░░ pinned to the ground ░░░░░░░░ did you see during ░░░░░░░░ of this and what ░░░░░░░░ you even thinking watching ░░░░░░░░ dad do this MARSH ░░░░░░░░ I mean it all ░░░░░░░░ so fast I think ░░░░░░░░ most alarming thing was ░░░░░░░░ we saw cops chasing ░░░░░░░░ and then seeing a ░░░░░░░░ teen or kid just ░░░░░░░░ coming at us And ░░░░░░░░ I noticed just everybody ░░░░░░░░ the crowd just kind ░░░░░░░░ scatters and runs So ░░░░░░░░ that moment on I ░░░░░░░░ something wasn t right ░░░░░░░░ seeing my little sister ░░░░░░░░ with my older sister ░░░░░░░░ completely run and I ░░░░░░░░ t want to leave ░░░░░░░░ dad s side because ░░░░░░░░ knew what could ve ░░░░░░░░ or if they needed ░░░░░░░░ So I was just ░░░░░░░░ to make sure you ░░░░░░░░ his hat his phone ░░░░░░░░ wallet didn t go ░░░░░░░░ in the process of ░░░░░░░░ getting this offender down ░░░░░░░░ And Paul I know ░░░░░░░░ at this point don ░░░░░░░░ really have any details ░░░░░░░░ mean they say they ░░░░░░░░ got individuals and I ░░░░░░░░ it s unclear if ░░░░░░░░ of the individuals that ░░░░░░░░ are holding right now ░░░░░░░░ the man that you ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ unless unless you know ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ motive I mean did ░░░░░░░░ hear anything from this ░░░░░░░░ when you got him ░░░░░░░░ the ground Did he ░░░░░░░░ anything And what did ░░░░░░░░ look like CONTRERAS When ░░░░░░░░ tackled him when I ░░░░░░░░ him to the ground ░░░░░░░░ was wearing like a ░░░░░░░░ bulky like work jacket ░░░░░░░░ when I got him ░░░░░░░░ the ground he was ░░░░░░░░ down and his hoodie ░░░░░░░░ on His hood was ░░░░░░░░ He was face down ░░░░░░░░ I was on top ░░░░░░░░ him keeping them down ░░░░░░░░ like I said another ░░░░░░░░ Samaritan was holding him ░░░░░░░░ the waist down with ░░░░░░░░ body on him So ░░░░░░░░ really did not get ░░░░░░░░ good look But as ░░░░░░░░ was holding him down ░░░░░░░░ didn t know if ░░░░░░░░ tried to bite me ░░░░░░░░ just tried to claw ░░░░░░░░ my hand so I ░░░░░░░░ my hand and put ░░░░░░░░ outside to hold him ░░░░░░░░ with a jacket in ░░░░░░░░ us Because he was ░░░░░░░░ know I m holding ░░░░░░░░ down we re fighting ░░░░░░░░ other He wants to ░░░░░░░░ up while I m ░░░░░░░░ him down Then another ░░░░░░░░ helps me and then ░░░░░░░░ know it just seemed ░░░░░░░░ a long time but ░░░░░░░░ was probably like 15 ░░░░░░░░ 30 seconds BURNETT I ░░░░░░░░ an only imagine CONTRERAS ░░░░░░░░ He was fighting the ░░░░░░░░ time you know fighting ░░░░░░░░ whole time And we ░░░░░░░░ were fighting him to ░░░░░░░░ them down We didn ░░░░░░░░ want to let them ░░░░░░░░ and take off running ░░░░░░░░ he had one gun ░░░░░░░░ may have had another ░░░░░░░░ in that big bulky ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT Right Right you ░░░░░░░░ t even tell now ░░░░░░░░ now it gives some ░░░░░░░░ to what you re ░░░░░░░░ that it could have ░░░░░░░░ in his sleeve right ░░░░░░░░ mean when you talk ░░░░░░░░ this bulky jacket Alyssa ░░░░░░░░ happens and your father ░░░░░░░░ to tackle this man ░░░░░░░░ you hear shots and ░░░░░░░░ guy is this guy ░░░░░░░░ running right with his ░░░░░░░░ jacket Can you describe ░░░░░░░░ the shots sounded like ░░░░░░░░ CONTRERAS So from the ░░░░░░░░ it all happened so ░░░░░░░░ like I ve said ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t long ░░░░░░░░ the celebration was all ░░░░░░░░ and everybody was kind ░░░░░░░░ dispersing and going back ░░░░░░░░ their cars Probably a ░░░░░░░░ or so later and ░░░░░░░░ just hear pop pop ░░░░░░░░ pop pop And like ░░░░░░░░ said we re at ░░░░░░░░ celebration and I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of people thought ░░░░░░░░ was fireworks because nobody ░░░░░░░░ ran or anything And ░░░░░░░░ assumed that people you ░░░░░░░░ noticed it was gunshots ░░░░░░░░ something and we all ░░░░░░░░ have been out of ░░░░░░░░ really quick But then ░░░░░░░░ soon as we see ░░░░░░░░ getting chased and then ░░░░░░░░ running and then not ░░░░░░░░ after my dad tackling ░░░░░░░░ it soon came to ░░░░░░░░ those weren t fireworks ░░░░░░░░ the celebration It was ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT Well thank you ░░░░░░░░ so much for sharing ░░░░░░░░ I can only imagine ░░░░░░░░ sort of how traumatic ░░░░░░░░ was Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ and incredible to imagine ░░░░░░░░ that you who were ░░░░░░░░ I guess right that ░░░░░░░░ would run and chase ░░░░░░░░ who had a gun ░░░░░░░░ s incredible CONTRERAS Well ░░░░░░░░ didn t know he ░░░░░░░░ a gun until I ░░░░░░░░ him and that s ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen it ░░░░░░░░ the ground BURNETT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ So I don t ░░░░░░░░ it was just a ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT Well thank goodness ░░░░░░░░ people like you Thank ░░░░░░░░ both so very much ░░░░░░░░ CONTRERAS Thank you CONTRERAS ░░░░░░░░ you.”