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An armed bystander stopped what could have been a mass casualty event on Saturday (Photo: WKMG Youtube<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

UPDATE (8\/12\/18):<\/strong>\u00a0Police have yet to release the names of either the suspect or the bystander, but officials have said the bystander won’t be charged due to the state’s “stand your ground” law. The suspect is still alive and recovering in an area hospital. The suspect’s father sat down for an interview with local station WFTV<\/a>. He apologized for his son’s actions but also said he wished the bystander had kept his gun holstered: “He could have taken the description of my son, of the car and the license plate and said, ‘Here,’ to law enforcement, so they can do the job they’re paid to do,” he said.<\/p>\n

The first inaugural \u201cPeace in the City\u201d back-to-school event in Titusville, Fl., would have ended in tragic irony if not for a concealed carrier who stepped in to stop the crazed man before anyone was injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely grateful that nobody else was injured in this incident,\u201d said Deputy Chief Todd Hutchinson. \u201cThis suspect opened fire at a crowded public park, this could have been so much worse.”<\/p>\n

Police say the suspect left the rally after being involved in a fistfight and returned minutes later with a handgun. He began firing into the crowd of children and families who had gathered at Isaac Campbell Park to stand up against violence and celebrate the beginning of the school year.<\/p>\n

“(The suspect) was confronted by a concerned citizen who saw him running away with the firearm and confronted him and (the suspect) pointed the firearm at him so that concerned citizen took action into his own hands and shot the perpetrator,” Titusville Police Sgt. Bill Amos told a local CBS affiliate<\/a>. “It’s a miracle. That’s all you can say.”<\/p>\n

“He’s a hero,” Amos continued. “This park was filled with families and children and, at that time, it was an active shooter situation for him and he was trained enough to deal with it and he did.”<\/p>\n

Video taken by the event\u2019s DJ, Dwight Harvey, shows two bounce houses and hundreds of people, including dozens of young children, enjoying a hot summer evening under a pavilion. Suddenly, twelve shots ring out and the attendees begin running from the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, who lit firecrackers? I turned around and just said, \u2018Oh no, he\u2019s got a gun, he\u2019s got a gun,\u2019\u201d Harvey told Florida Today<\/a>. \u201cI thought to myself, \u2018did this just happen?\u2019 People were taking cover, everybody was scattered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harvey said he was thankful that a private citizen was in the right place at the right time to quickly end what could have been an even worse situation.<\/p>\n

Police haven\u2019t named the suspect or the individual who stepped in. It\u2019s also unclear from the video which shots were fired by the suspect and which were fired by the bystander.<\/p>\n

The suspect was airlifted to the hospital with critical injuries and was still alive as of Saturday evening. Police say his gun was recovered from the scene.<\/p>\n

After consulting with the State Attorney\u2019s office, police say no charges are expected against the bystander as his actions were within the law based on the preliminary investigation. Police say the individual remained on the scene and has been cooperative with the investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cFolks gonna come out here and shoot around kids\u2026 it\u2019s just hard for me to understand,\u201d Harvey told WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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