Waffle House shooting: ‘hero’ James Shaw Jr tackled gunman

Father-of-one left with burns on his hands after seizing attacker’s rifle

James Shaw Jr.
James Shaw Jr. appears at a press conference after the shooting with his right hand bandaged
(Image credit: Jason Davis/Getty Images)

A young man who ended a deadly rampage in a Tennessee diner by wrestling away the gunman’s assault rifle has been hailed as a hero whose bravery prevented further deaths.

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