An amateur fighter and military veteran is being credited with charging the attacker during yesterday's shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
Chris Mintz, a 30-year-old military veteran and amateur MMA fighter with a 1-1 record per Sherdog, is being credited with heroic acts during yesterday's school shooting in Oregon.
Pastor Dennis Kreiss gave an account of Mintz's actions to People magazine.
"He told all the students in his class to get to a safer place," he says. "He went outside of the classroom and stood by the door to make sure the shooter didn't come in.