TAMPA, Fla. — (TAMPA, Fla.) -- Three 'heroic' security guards stopped an armed man from entering a Florida strip club and helped to avert a possible mass shooting, police said.
TAMPA, Fla. — -- Three"heroic" security guards stopped an armed man from entering a Florida strip club and helped to avert a possible mass shooting, police said.
The security guard, Manuel Resto, told reporters he noticed the red mask as the man took"measured steps" toward the door.Resto said he then saw the man point the gun toward the door.During an ensuing struggle, Resto said he was hit in the head"quite a few times" by the gun. Two other security guards helped Resto restrain the suspect, identified by police as 44-year-old Michael Rudman, and keep him pinned to the ground until authorities arrived.
Roughly 200 people were inside the venue at the time of the incident, which occurred around 1:15 a.m., police said. No one inside was injured.
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