{"id":482,"date":"2025-07-16T01:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T01:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/?p=482"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:08:06","slug":"after-stopping-a-mass-shooting-with-his-truck-he-got-a-surprise-from-a-dealer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/after-stopping-a-mass-shooting-with-his-truck-he-got-a-surprise-from-a-dealer\/","title":{"rendered":"After Stopping A Mass Shooting With His Truck He Got A Surprise From A Dealer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2024-ford-f-150-stx_07-4096x3195-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Local deacon Richard Pryor was left without a car after ramming the would-be shooter.<\/li>\n<li>Demmer Ford thanked the hero by handing him the keys to a blacked-out F-150.<\/li>\n<li>A church security guard killed the 31-year-old shooter just before he entered the church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A quick-thinking deacon stopped what could have been a devastating tragedy at a Michigan church, and now, his community is showing its gratitude in a big way. On June 22, Richard Pryor was running late to a service at Crosspointe Community Church in Wayne when he saw something alarming: a man in a tactical vest walking toward the building with firearms. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pryor jumped into action, striking the man with his pickup truck and preventing him from gaining access to the church. Now, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/dealers\/\">local car dealership<\/a> has stepped up and gifted the deacon a brand-new ride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/06\/dealer-sells-bronco-outer-banks-for-less-asks-buyer-to-pony-up\/\">Ford Dealer Sold Him The Wrong Car, Demands He Pay The Difference Weeks Later<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Had the deacon not taken the decisive action he did, there could have been a mass shooting. The church was full of people at the time, and according to police, 31-year-old Brian Anthony Browning had gotten out of his Nissan pickup carrying both a long gun and a handgun before walking toward the building.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>A Chilling Encounter Outside a Packed Church<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Browning had no criminal history, his mother is a member of the church, and he&rsquo;s understood to have attended two or three services during the past year. Browning opened fire on Pryor&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/ford-f-150\/\">Ford F-150<\/a>, but that didn&rsquo;t stop the deacon. He drove straight into the gunman, giving a church security team member just enough time to intervene and fatally shoot Browning.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Demmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/ford\/\">Ford<\/a> showed its appreciation by giving Pryor a blacked-out F-150 in recognition of his actions. Speaking at a press conference during the handover, Pryor recalled that he had been on the phone with 911 when he first saw Browning approaching. <\/p>\n<p>But in that moment, he said, &ldquo;I realized there was no time&rdquo; and acted right away to protect those inside. &ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s where the Lord comes involved because it was not my actions in that sense. I was not really thinking in that process,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m just so thankful for everybody&rsquo;s support, for everyone who reached out after the events that Sunday,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Everything that transpired afterwards was unexpected, but I&rsquo;m very grateful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/01\/ford-eminem-dealer-f-150\/\">The incident<\/a> left Pryor without a vehicle for a couple of weeks until the dealer stepped in, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/michigan-deacon-thwarted-gunman-truck-gifted-replacement-150\/story?id=123648962\">ABC<\/a> reports. While speaking during the handover, Matt Demmer from Demmer Ford thanked the deacon for his heroic actions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Us, as a member of the community, we thought what can we do to help and make sure that Richard had something to drive immediately?&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And then thought, how do we do more?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local deacon Richard Pryor was left without a car after ramming the would-be shooter. 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