A possible disaster was averted Monday night time at a Houston restaurant after a person entered the constructing, allegedly fired a gun into the ceiling and was quickly after subdued by two males who've since been recognized as combined martial arts (MMA) fighters, Houston police stated.

Police stated round 11:30 p.m. Monday night time, they acquired a number of 911 calls from contained in the RA Sushi restaurant about listening to a gunshot in addition to a panic alarm that was set off by somebody contained in the constructing.

Kevin Holland and his coaching associate Patrick Robinson heard the shot and had been capable of subdue the suspect and get the gun away from him by the point police arrived, in keeping with WFAA-TV. The truth is, Holland has been concerned with stopping crimes earlier than, as Ariel Helwani, a reporter who covers the UFC and preventing world tweeted that in October, Holland reportedly subdued one other suspect who had stolen a automotive.

Holland stated on the time in an look on Helwani's MMA speak present that he was driving and noticed a automotive velocity out of a car parking zone, adopted by a person who ran out after it shouting that his automotive was being stolen. He stated that he known as the police and adopted the automotive till it received into an accident, totaling the automotive, and subdued the person till police arrived.

Holland is a UFC fighter with a 22-7 report, and gained his final battle towards Alex Oliviera on March 5, in keeping with his ESPN web page. He posted to his Instagram story Monday night time, displaying a number of police vehicles with flashing lights outdoors the restaurant the place the incident befell together with a subsequent story with the caption "He is okay, I am okay, We're okay," possible referring to the gunman, himself and the 40-50 folks police estimated had been contained in the restaurant, none of which had been injured. MMA Junkie later shared the publish by way of Twitter.

The 24-year-old gunman allegedly entered the constructing and fired a shot into the ceiling earlier than being disarmed and "taken into custody" by Holland and Robinson, and police stated Monday that he was already needed for a failure to look in courtroom for a felony mischief misdemeanor.

A police spokesperson advised reporters Monday night time that he could also be charged with possession of a stolen gun and discharging the firearm.

"If it wasn't for the short pondering of Samaritan taking that gun away, who is aware of what might have occurred, a number of folks might've been injured out right here," Houston police officer Ricardo Salas advised the media. "We're very grateful the citizen helped us out, knew that there was one thing occurring and took fast motion and stopped anybody from getting injured."

He stated the suspect's motive for the capturing is at the moment unknown however did verify that the suspect was in possession of medicine when he was taken into custody so it is attainable he might have been beneath the affect, and he stated the person had not been cooperative in speaking to police as of Monday night time.

"We had been consuming, and the subsequent factor , a gunshot simply popped off. So all the pieces paused after which all people began working to get down beneath a desk," Robinson, Holland's coaching associate, stated in keeping with KTRK-TV.

Newsweek reached out to Kevin Holland and RA Sushi for remark however did not hear again in time for publication.

Replace 3/15/22, 6:44 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with further data.

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Kevin Holland and a coaching associate helped cease a gunman in a Houston restaurant Monday night time. Above, Holland celebrates his TKO victory over Alex Oliveira of Brazil after their battle throughout UFC 272 at T-Cell Area on March 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.David Becker/Getty Pictures