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

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

Paul Contreras is the individual 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 of us had been yelling on the crowd to sort out a person who was working 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 observed 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 making an attempt like hell to maintain him pinned till police got here and finally dealt with the remaining.

Cops say there are not less than 3 folks in custody in reference to the lethal mass capturing — however none of them have been arrested or booked on any prices so far as we all know.

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

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

Police say 23 folks had been shot and one individual died.