Hero 'band dads' take down elderly active shooter at Texas high school

The swift actions of 4 tactically trained "band dads" helped forestall a bigger calamity aft they took down an progressive shooter who opened occurrence astatine a set contention at a precocious schoolhouse successful Texas.

The Pasadena Police Department confirmed that 83-year-old Dennis Brandl was charged with aggravated battle with a deadly limb aft helium allegedly opened occurrence astatine a section high school's set competition.

Around 6 p.m. connected Sunday, police, on with the Pasadena Independent School District and Angelton Independent School District, said an aged antheral identified arsenic Brandl walked into the entranceway of the auditorium aft a drum enactment competition. Officials said helium was carrying a handgun and fired it.

He got disconnected 2 shots, according to the Angelton ISD, with 1 striking a doorway and different hitting a 26-year-old successful the shoulder. 

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A radical of 4 tactically trained "band dads" jumped into enactment Saturday and apprehended an progressive shooter astatine a set contention astatine Pasadena Memorial High School. (FOX 26 Houston)

The territory said the unfortunate is simply a percussion method advisor for Angleton High School and was taken to a Houston hospital, wherever helium ne'er mislaid consciousness and is expected to marque a afloat recovery. 

Moments aft firing the gun, Brandl was tackled by a genitor successful attendance astatine the event.

Pasadena ISD police, a civilian and respective bully Samaritans instantly apprehended the suspect, the schoolhouse territory confirmed.

FOX 26 Houston identified the heroes arsenic Air Force seasoned Abram Trevino, Army seasoned Adam Curow, Marine seasoned Efrain (Polo) Castillo and Houston Police Department Sgt. Joe Sanchez.

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Four "band dads" took down 83-year-old Dennis Brandl aft constabulary said helium opened occurrence astatine a Texas precocious schoolhouse set competition. (Pasadena (Texas) Police Department)

Trevino and Curow some served for 13 years, and Castillo served for four. Sanchez has worked for the Houston Police Department for 32 years.

"As soon arsenic everyone was screaming and yelling, gunshots fired, Joe and myself looked astatine each different and ran consecutive to the door. By the clip we got inside, Polo and Abram were close down america arsenic a set dada team," Curow told FOX 26. 

"I grabbed his arms portion Adam took the weapon out. Once the weapon was removed from his hands, we had nary handcuffs, truthful I took my loop disconnected and made a handcuff," Sanchez described to FOX 26.

The 4 men restrained Brandl until instrumentality enforcement arrived astatine the school.

"I deliberation anybody with our corporate backgrounds would conscionable bash that conscionable retired of nature," Trevino said.

Police said that portion they bash not cognize the motive for the shooting, they are "confident that the actions of the bystanders volition beryllium to beryllium heroic."

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Officials accidental an 83-year-old antheral opened occurrence astatine a set contention astatine a Texas precocious schoolhouse connected Sunday night. (FOX 26 Houston)

"We are grateful for the brave citizens and the officers who were connected the country for information astatine the crippled and courageously stepped up to detain the shooter and forestall immoderate imaginable further violence," Pasadena constabulary wrote successful a connection connected their Facebook page.

The Houston Police Department praised Sanchez and thanked him for this selfless act.

"When information struck, HPD Sergeant Joe Sanchez didn’t hesitate," the section wrote successful a connection connected X.

"While attending a set contention astatine a Pasadena school, Sgt. Sanchez was among those who rapidly stepped up to support lives. This month, helium marks 33 years with HPD. We’re grateful for his service."

The schoolhouse territory said Brandl was not affiliated with the set contest, and it is presently being investigated wherefore helium was astatine the campus.

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Police said Brandl claimed helium was being chased by idiosyncratic and that helium was acrophobic helium and his woman would beryllium killed.

He is presently being held without bond. 

"Our thoughts and prayers are with each involved. I americium truthful arrogant of our unit members, constabulary from our territory and city, and assemblage members who made definite determination was nary further harm that could person taken place," Pasadena Independent School District Superintendent DeeAnn Powell wrote successful a statement.

Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com