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‘I owe her my life’: Potomac Avenue Metro rider reunites with woman who saved his life
Potomac Avenue Metro Taking pictures: Man reunites with girl who saved his life throughout lethal rampage
On Friday, a neighborhood man was reunited with a girl he is calling a hero after she saved his life in the course of the lethal taking pictures rampage that occurred on Wednesday on the Potomac Avenue Metro station. FOX 5 helped make the reunion potential. David Kaplan has the touching story.
WASHINGTON – It was a touching finish to a tragic week.
Tyrell Knight says he’s grateful to be alive.
“I by no means was one to take life with no consideration, , however after that occurred, I can’t take life with no consideration ever once more. I thank God daily. I owe her my life, actually,” Knight mentioned.
‘Her’ is Shante Trumpet.
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Knight and Trumpet each received on the Silver and Blue line cease at Largo Wednesday as strangers.
When their practice received to Potomac Avenue Station, Trumpet mentioned she knew one thing was mistaken.
“The doorways opened. He was actually standing proper subsequent to our automobile,” Trumpet advised FOX 5.
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Trumpet additionally seen a person’s physique mendacity on the platform.
Police later mentioned 31-year-old Isaiah Trotman shot three individuals within the moments earlier than.
One of many individuals police say Trotman shot was 64-year-old Robert Cunningham. Cunningham was Metro worker who police say tried to intervene as Trotman threatened a girl on the platform.
Cunningham died on the scene.
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Trumpet says when Trotman received on the practice, he nonetheless had the gun. She says he threatened her, and different passengers.
Tyrell Knight says he tried to get off the practice, however Trotman advised him to not and threatened him.
After a couple of seconds, with the practice nonetheless stopped on the Potomac Avenue Station, Trotman sat down subsequent to Trumpet. Trumpet says the doorways to the practice saved opening and shutting.
In the mean time Trumpet noticed the door open and the gunman launch his grip, she grabbed the gun, was tackled by the gunman, then others on the practice jumped on all of them.
“My first thought, I simply wanted to get off that practice,” Trumpet mentioned.
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She received out of the scrum on the bottom, grabbed the gun, and threw it off the practice.
After seeing her interview on FOX 5 Thursday, Knight reached out saying he wished to thank Trumpet immediately.
Friday, the 2 did simply that.
FOX 5 helped join the pair, assembly them on the Largo Metro cease.
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Knight introduced a small bouquet of flowers and lots of gratitude.
“You undoubtedly deserve the popularity, as a result of with out that taking place, we almost certainly would have been in a hostage state of affairs,” Knight advised Trumpet.
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Trumpet was comfortable to have the ability to join with one other particular person on the practice and know they’re bodily okay.
“I really feel surrounded by love and prayers and every little thing. It’s giving me power, actually. God was with me the opposite day. And I’m a real believer of that,” Trumpet mentioned.
The pair expressed sorrow for Robert Cunningham’s loss and the disappointment that introduced them collectively.
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