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Must-see: Hero takes down gunman in new video of 2014 Seattle Pacific University shooting

Via KIRO7.com

A newly released video from a deadly 2014 shooting in Washington state shows the moment a student heroically took down the gunman.

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On June 5, 2014, one person was killed and two people were wounded when 26-year-old Aaron Ybarra opened fire on the Seattle Pacific University campus and inside Otto Miller Hall, KIRO7.com reports. Detectives say Ybarra has admitted that he opened fire in what was meant to be a murder-suicide.

Ybarra is charged with killing student Paul Lee and injuring three others, including Jon Meis, who was working security that day. Meis used pepper spray to subdue Ybarra when the suspect had problems with his weapon.

On Tuesday, 21 campus surveillance videos of the incident were released by the King County Prosecutor's Office after KIRO7.com and other media outlets appealed to the courts for access to the videos. 

Jesus Villahermosa, an active shooter training expert, provided context as KIRO7 aired the clip showing the moment Meis subdued Ybarra.

Villahermosa believes Meis’ actions are a good example of how a bystander can prevent further bloodshed. Sharing the video could enhance public safety.
In a 2014 interview with police while being treated at Harborview Medical Center, Meis described how he grabbed the weapon from Ybarra while the suspect tried to reload. 
“I could see he was fumbling so I took my pepper spray gun … sprayed him in the face with it," he said.
During a 2014 interview with police, Ybarra repeatedly rubbed the pepper spray Meis deployed out of his eyes. 
“I had to give that security guy props,” Ybarra told police. “He was pretty brave.”