Nebraska Man Says He Tackled Armed Suspect at Chiefs Super Bowl Rally

The KC Chiefs fan who tackled an armed suspect on the parade taking pictures says he did not assume twice about going after him … and the man apparently had a giant gun on him.

Paul Contreras is the particular person on video tackling one of many individuals who acquired detained Wednesday — and he joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday to inform us how he ended up being hailed a hero.

All of it occurred tremendous quick … Paul says people had been yelling on the crowd to sort out a person who was operating the wrong way of everybody else. He had an angle on the man and he says his instincts kicked in and he went out and pounced.

Paul tells us he was wrestling the person to the bottom when he seen a big firearm hit the deck. As others fled for his or her lives, Paul says he fought for his … wrestling with the man and attempting like hell to maintain him pinned till police got here and ultimately dealt with the remainder.

Cops say there are no less than 3 individuals in custody in reference to the lethal mass taking pictures — however none of them have been arrested or booked on any costs so far as we all know.

Paul, a Chiefs fan from Nebraska, was on the Super Bowl victory parade along with his 3 daughters … one in every of whom tells us she helped preserve the gun away from the shooter as soon as the weapon was on the bottom. That appears to be who we see choose up the gun within the now-viral clip.

Cops say the taking pictures doesn’t seem to have been an act of terrorism … as a substitute, authorities consider it was a dispute between a number of events that escalated.

Police say 23 individuals had been shot and one particular person died.