"The bathrooms just seemed like a bad idea, actually in the hallway just seemed like a bad idea, like shooting fish in a barrel," he continued. "I was just kind of like, 'He's going to get us or get me anyway,' so I was just waiting for an opportunity, I was just waiting for a chance."
Shaw said he saw his chance to confront the gunman when he momentarily dropped the barrel of the gun.
"When I saw the barrel down, I saw my opportunity and I attacked," said Shaw. "I took it, and it worked out for myself and others that were actually in the Waffle House at the same time."
Asked how he managed to wrestle the gun from the man, who was wearing only a trench coat, Shaw said the door, helped him.
"When I ran through the swivel door, the swivel door acted like another ... hit, another layer, and it pushed the gun down, so the barrel of the gun actually bumped down and it was aimed towards the ground. Once it was aimed towards the ground, I held the gun down I think with my left hand, and I was either punching or hitting or whatever I was doing with my right hand. And then once he released it — at one point in time he had it in one hand. When he had it in one hand, I just took it from him with both my hands and then I threw it over the countertop.
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Shaw said he saw his chance to confront the gunman when he momentarily dropped the barrel of the gun.
"When I saw the barrel down, I saw my opportunity and I attacked," said Shaw. "I took it, and it worked out for myself and others that were actually in the Waffle House at the same time."
Asked how he managed to wrestle the gun from the man, who was wearing only a trench coat, Shaw said the door, helped him.
"When I ran through the swivel door, the swivel door acted like another ... hit, another layer, and it pushed the gun down, so the barrel of the gun actually bumped down and it was aimed towards the ground. Once it was aimed towards the ground, I held the gun down I think with my left hand, and I was either punching or hitting or whatever I was doing with my right hand. And then once he released it — at one point in time he had it in one hand. When he had it in one hand, I just took it from him with both my hands and then I threw it over the countertop.
WATCH: Waffle House Hero Describes How He Was Able To Disarm Gunman
Now This Is A Hero ...