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WATCH: New details on waiter's heroic takedown of gunman trying to kill ex-wife

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ABC News. (2026, September 11). WATCH: New details on waiter's heroic takedown of gunman trying to kill ex-wife. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/video/136352545/

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A video captured on a woman's cell phone shows an attempted shooting at a restaurant where she had gone with her two children to meet their father, who then became violent after learning she had begun dating again. The gunman, identified as the ex-husband, was trying to kill his former wife but was stopped by a waiter who physically intervened. No one was injured in the incident.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-11, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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On September 10, 2026, a man attempted to shoot his ex-wife at a restaurant after storming in. However, the gun did not fire due to its safety being engaged. The ex-wife captured the harrowing scene on her cell phone's video. A waiter then intervened and subdued the gunman, preventing harm from coming to the woman or others present.

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Harrowing video from a woman's cell phone shows the moment her ex-husband stormed a restaurant and tried to shoot her, but the gun's safety was still on. September 10, 2026

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-11

2026-09-11 · ABC News (US)

WATCH: New details on waiter's heroic takedown of gunman trying to kill ex-wife · assertive framing

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Harrowing video from a woman's cell phone shows the moment her ex-husband stormed a restaurant and tried to shoot her, but the gun's safety was still on. September 10, 2026 asserted

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