A man who tackled a shooter during a deadly shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, said his first instinct was to tell his wife to run before he "went for the gun."
Michael Black, who was in the bleachers supporting a friend’s son, said in responding officers and praised emergency crews and hospital staff who treated the injuries to his hand. He said he was also burned on the face by a shell casing ejected during the initial gunfire.
Authorities said Dorgan fatally shot his ex-wife, Rhonda and their adult son, Aidan, who later died after being transported to the hospital.
Three others — Linda and Gerald Dorgan, Rhonda’s parents, and family friend Thomas Geruso — were hospitalized in critical condition.
Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves described Black as a "good Samaritan," saying his intervention likely helped stop the violence.
"A good Samaritan stepped in and interjected in the scene, and that's probably what led to a swift end of this tragic event," Goncalves said, according to WCVB 5.
Black, however, rejected being labeled a hero.
"That’s not the right definition for me," he said. "There’s heroes in my life, and I would definitely not put that definition towards myself."