A shooting spree was prevented in an Arlington, Texas, sports bar when a man carrying a concealed firearm shot a man witnesses say was acting “incoherently.”
According to the Arlington Voice, the manager of the Zona Caliente Sports Bar and Grill, 37-year-old Cesar Perez, was shot dead by James Jones, 48, of Grand Prairie. Witnesses say Jones was acting very oddly when he confronted Perez.
“When the suspect came in, he walked up to the bar and started yelling,” said police spokesperson Lt. Christopher Cook. “Customers said he was yelling incoherent and strange things.”
With no warning, Jones drew his gun and fatally shot Perez. Police cannot establish any connection Jones may have had with the restaurant manager.
“After he was struck once, the suspect started shooting at the front door,” Cook said. “We know people were trying to escape, but we’re not sure if he was just trying to harm others.”
It was then that an unidentified man police are calling the “Good Samaritan” told his wife to get down, and drew his own concealed firearm. He then opened fire on Jones, shooting him. Jones died from the wounds he sustained by the patron.
Police discovered that Jones had an additional firearm, and two knives on his person.
