Billy Chang helped to rescue an indeterminate number of people from assault, Laguna Woods, California, May 15, 2022. About 45 people were in a church social hall following a luncheon when a 68-year-old man armed with two pistols fired one of the guns, first striking the ceiling, then lowered it and fired shots, injuring five elderly congregants. A male doctor leapt from his seat, charged the assailant and took him to the ground. The assailant shot the doctor three times in his chest. The assailant stood up and struggled to either reload or unjam his gun. Chang, 67, pastor, stepped down from the stage about 20 feet away, advanced toward the assailant, and when he was within a few feet of him, Chang picked up a chair and struck the assailant’s back, causing him to fall to the floor, facedown. Chang then held the assailant down by his head, neck, and hand, and he shouted for others to help. Three men along with Chang’s wife responded, and the wife picked up the weapon and took it to a different room and returned to the scene. The men, Chang, and his wife used an extension cord to tie the assailant’s hands behind his back and they restrained him until police arrived. The assailant, with a second gun found in an ankle holster, was taken into custody. The doctor died from his gunshot wounds. The four men and one woman who also were shot survived their injuries. Chang was not injured.
