‘I have to stop it’: The hero of the Club Q shooting
Army veteran Richard Fierro tried for years to put what he’d seen at war behind him. But he faced his biggest test at home, when on a night out an attacker opened fire in a club.
Richard Fierro from San Diego grew up fast, from wayward teen to father, husband and army officer in the blink of an eye. But what he saw at war in Iraq and Afghanistan he could not unsee. PTSD almost destroyed him and his family. After 15 years of service he settled back into civilian life as best he could. He sought help and was slowly getting better at going out and being in crowds. Then it all came flooding back when on a family night out he came face to face with an armed attacker who burst into a club and started firing. Richard decided to act.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Edgar Maddicott
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
(Photo: Richard Fierro. Credit: Getty Images)
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