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Wild footage shows Chattanooga nightclub security guard fearlessly fire back at gunman who shot into crowd – and keep clubgoers safe
ByAlex Oliveira
Published Feb. 11, 2025, 8:30 p.m. ET
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Explosive video captured the moment a Tennessee security guard unloaded an assault rifle at a gunman who’d fired into a nightclub crowd — leaving the shooter wounded and keeping all clubgoers safe.
The shootout went down just after 2 a.m. January 26 in the parking lot of the Dream in Chattanooga, when a gunman ran up to a crowd lingering outside the club and started blasting with a handgun.
A club security guard — who appeared to be wearing body armor — then calmly raised an assault rifle and began returning fire, shooting off what appeared to be about two dozen rounds in a matter of moments, the clip shows.
The security guard used an assault rifle to fire back at the 24-year-old gunman, who was wounded but got away.Local 3 News
Clubgoers cowered on the ground behind the security guard and scattered for cover as the bullets flew.Local 3 News
The guard paused shooting for a few moments, and after tracking his target, started firing again before he lowered the gun.
Behind him, clubbers could be seen cowering on the ground or scattering for cover in the footage.
Club owner JaMichael Smith confirmed the guard worked for him and commended his response to the shooting, telling Local News 3 that the employee did what was needed to protect the customers.
The gunman who sparked the shooting was identified as a 24-year-old man, who was arrested after he turned up at a hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, police said.
It remains unclear whether the security guard could face any charges.
It was just the latest shooting to happen at the Dream in recent months.
A 22-year-old was left injured after gunfire broke out inside the bar on December 1 when two customers got into a fight.
That shooting left the bar with a five-day alcohol service suspension that was issued just days ago, WDEF reported.
The Dream nightclub in Chattanooga, which has seen two shootings in the last three months.Google Maps
Chattanooga has also had a spate of nightlife shootings in recent years.
In 2023, one man was killed in an attack outside a bar.
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And the year before that in June 2022, three people were killed and 14 injured in an early morning shooting outside another nightclub, Knox News reported.
Just days earlier, six teenagers were injured in a shootout on the streets of downtown Chattanooga.
Wild footage shows Chattanooga nightclub security guard fearlessly fire back at gunman who shot into crowd – and keep clubgoers safe
A club security guard — who appeared to be wearing body armor — calmly raised an assault rifle and shot off what appeared to be around two dozen shots at the gunman in a matter of momen…
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