Michael J. Ledgard

Michael J. Ledgard helped to save at least eight people from assault, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2011. After a man entered the barroom of a pub and grill and had a confrontation with one of the patrons, he left the establishment but returned shortly with a semi-automatic assault rifle. About eight to 10 people were in the barroom, with several more in the nearby dining room and kitchen; among them were Ledgard, 52, contractor, and his friend, who were seated at the bar. The assailant pointed the rifle at the patron he had confronted and shot him, killing him. Ledgard stood and, although he was closer to two doors leading from the barroom than he was to the gunman, followed his friend across the room to charge the assailant. Ledgard’s friend grasped the assailant by the arm and pushed the rifle upward. It fired again. Ledgard reached them as his friend forced the assailant against a wall. He grasped the two men and took them to the floor, the assailant losing control of the rifle. Ledgard and his friend secured the assailant until police arrived shortly and arrested him.