Man describes taking down active shooter in Marysville; Police Chief: 'His heroic efforts saved lives'

A man who fired multiple rounds near a restaurant was taken down by bystanders before being arrested by officers in Marysville on Tuesday night, according to police.

A man who fired multiple rounds near a restaurant was taken down by bystanders before being arrested by officers in Marysville on Tuesday night, according to police.

WITH SINGH, WHO SAYS HE JUST WANTED TO KEEP HIS FAMILY SAFE. THE CELEBRATION OF A COUSIN’S ENGAGEMENT PARTY ENDS ABRUPTLY WHEN MARYSVILLE POLICE SAY AN UNWELCOME GUEST ARRIVES WITH A GUN AND FIRES IT. SEVERAL PARTY GOERS HEARD THE SHOT AND WALK OUTSIDE THE LAKE INDIAN CUISINE RESTAURANT. THE GENTLEMAN PROCEEDED TO FIRE ANOTHER 4 TO 5 ROUNDS OUT OF THE HANDGUN. WHILE HE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT HE FIRED HIM UP IN THE AIR. THE MARYSVILLE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE SUSPECT, ROY KIRK JUNIOR, THEN POINTS THE SEMIAUTOMATIC HANDGUN DIRECTLY AT THE MEN. BUT 32 YEAR OLD AMANDEEP SINGH WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WATCHING, WORRIED ABOUT HIS RELATIVES. SO WE HAVE ALMOST LIKE 60, 70 PEOPLE INSIDE. SO I’M JUST WORRIED ABOUT LIKE IF WE GO INSIDE, THERE IS A LOT OF KIDS OVER THERE, SINGH SAYS. HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING AND RAN RIGHT TOWARDS THE ARMED MAN. I HOLD HIS BOTH HAND FROM MY HAND. THEN I JUST PUSH HIM ON THE BACK AND I JUST THROW HIM, UH, INSIDE. OF THE RESTAURANT THERE WAS LIKE A NIGHTMARE FOR US, SINGH S WIFE WATCHED THE WHOLE TAKEDOWN WHILE IN THE CAR, PROTECTING THEIR TWO MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. I WAS, LIKE, VERY SCARED, LIKE I WAS JUST RECITING MY GOD’S NAME AND LIKE, I WAS LIKE, PRAYING THAT EVERYBODY GETS SAFE AND THEN NOBODY GET HURT. SINGH’S RELATIVES. JUMPED ON THE SUSPECT, GRABBING THE GUN AND HOLDING HIM DOWN UNTIL OFFICERS ARRIVED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE LAST NIGHT, AND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE VICTIMS. YOU KNOW WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE ROUNDS HE WOULD HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT IN TIME. AND THEY DIDN’T KNOW THAT, AND THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM’S WAY. HE’S DEFINITELY A HERO IN THIS INCIDENT WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT HIS SWIFT ACTIONS AND WHAT HE DID. YOU’RE A HERO. NO, I’M NOT A HERO. I’M JUST HE JUST TRIED TO SAVE EVERYBODY. THAT’S WHAT HEROES DO. PUT OTHERS BEFORE THEMSELVES IN MARYSVILLE, MICHELLE BANDUR KCRA THREE NEWS. CHIEF SAC PLANS TO RECOGNIZE SINGH AND THE MEN WHO. TACKLED THE SUSPECT. SAC ALSO SAYS THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT KIRK IS THE SAME MAN SEEN WAVING A GUN AROUND AT A YUBA CITY GAS STATION ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE THOSE SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE RESTAURANT. KIRK IS BEING HELD I

Man describes taking down active shooter in Marysville; Police Chief: 'His heroic efforts saved lives'

A man who fired multiple rounds near a restaurant was taken down by bystanders before being arrested by officers in Marysville on Tuesday night, according to police.

Bystanders took down a man who fired multiple rounds near a restaurant before being arrested by officers in Marysville on Tuesday night, according to police.It happened while a family was celebrating at an engagement party at the Lake Indian Cuisine restaurant on the 900 block of B Street around 11:30 p.m. Police said several party-goers heard one gunshot and walked outside to check it out. "He fired another four to five rounds out of the handgun while in the parking lot and fired them up in the air," said Chief Christian Sachs.Sachs said the suspect, 26-year-old Roy Kirk Jr, then pointed the semi-automatic handgun directly at the men. But 32-year-old Amandeep Singh was also in the parking lot watching and worried about his relatives. "We had almost 60-to-70 people inside so I'm just worried if he goes inside, might be a lot of kids over there," Singh told KCRA 3. Singh said he had to do something and ran right towards the armed man. "I hold both his hands from my hands then I just push him on the back and I just throw him inside of the restaurant," he said.Singh's wife watched the takedown, while in the car, protecting their two-month-old daughter. Kanwaljeet Kaur called it a nightmare."I was very scared. I was using God's name and praying that everybody gets safe and nobody gets hurt," she said.Police said that when officers arrived the alleged suspect, 26-year-old Roy Lavern Kirk Jr. was being held down by Singh's relatives, who jumped on him and took the gun away. "It could have been a lot worse last night," said Sachs. "There could have been multiple victims, who knows how many more rounds he had. They didn't know that and they put themselves in harms way."Sachs called Singh a hero and called to thank him.Singh said he just wanted to save lives. Marysville police said the Yuba City Police Department responded to the scene and informed officers that Kirk had been seen brandishing a gun in the parking lot of a gas station on Colusa Highway in Yuba City earlier. Kirk, a Clear Lake Oaks resident, was arrested for attempted homicide and has been booked into Yuba County Jail, according to police. He could be facing additional charges as an investigation is underway. Kirk is being held on $500,000 bond.

MARYSVILLE, Calif. —

Bystanders took down a man who fired multiple rounds near a restaurant before being arrested by officers in Marysville on Tuesday night, according to police.

It happened while a family was celebrating at an engagement party at the Lake Indian Cuisine restaurant on the 900 block of B Street around 11:30 p.m. Police said several party-goers heard one gunshot and walked outside to check it out.

"He fired another four to five rounds out of the handgun while in the parking lot and fired them up in the air," said Chief Christian Sachs.

Sachs said the suspect, 26-year-old Roy Kirk Jr, then pointed the semi-automatic handgun directly at the men. But 32-year-old Amandeep Singh was also in the parking lot watching and worried about his relatives.

"We had almost 60-to-70 people inside so I'm just worried if he goes inside, might be a lot of kids over there," Singh told KCRA 3.

Singh said he had to do something and ran right towards the armed man.

"I hold both his hands from my hands then I just push him on the back and I just throw him inside of the restaurant," he said.

Singh's wife watched the takedown, while in the car, protecting their two-month-old daughter. Kanwaljeet Kaur called it a nightmare.

"I was very scared. I was using God's name and praying that everybody gets safe and nobody gets hurt," she said.

Police said that when officers arrived the alleged suspect, 26-year-old Roy Lavern Kirk Jr. was being held down by Singh's relatives, who jumped on him and took the gun away.

"It could have been a lot worse last night," said Sachs. "There could have been multiple victims, who knows how many more rounds he had. They didn't know that and they put themselves in harms way."

Sachs called Singh a hero and called to thank him.

Singh said he just wanted to save lives.

Courtesy of Marysville Police Department

Roy Kirk Jr. has been arrested for attempted homicide, according to the Marysville Police Department, He was disarmed by a bystander after firing multiple rounds near a restaurant.

Marysville police said the Yuba City Police Department responded to the scene and informed officers that Kirk had been seen brandishing a gun in the parking lot of a gas station on Colusa Highway in Yuba City earlier.

Kirk, a Clear Lake Oaks resident, was arrested for attempted homicide and has been booked into Yuba County Jail, according to police.

He could be facing additional charges as an investigation is underway. Kirk is being held on $500,000 bond.

Man describes taking down active shooter in Marysville; Police Chief: 'His heroic efforts saved lives'

A man who fired multiple rounds near a restaurant was taken down by bystanders before being arrested by officers in Marysville on Tuesday night, according to police.

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