Columbus Officer James D. Niggemeyer: "the community has a hero here."

Officer James D. Niggemeyer

'Hero' Cop Killed Club Shooter

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The cop who shot and killed a gunman on a rampage in a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub Wednesday night was being hailed on Thursday as a hero.

"We were fortunate that we had an officer that was very close that more than likely prevented numerous deaths inside," Sgt. Brent Mull of the Columbus Police Department (search) said of Officer James D. Niggemeyer. "I think the community has a hero here."

"The officer was able to strategically gun this guy down before he was able to kill his hostage," Mull told reporters. "It appeared that he was about to kill this hostage when the officer basically put an end to it.

"The officer ran in without any backup, from what I'm being told at this time, and obviously put himself at risk with everybody else," Mull said. "If the officer wasn't as close as he was, I think this would have been a lot worse. It was a chaotic scene, just a horrific scene."

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it's a shame he had to kill the guy, i would've preferred a lengthy prison term for the shooter, right next to a pantera fan, but i'm still sad by the loss of dimebag and the fans. this is a huge blackeye on metal.

Isn't acceptable to many today because they get better health care than most can afford that aren't criminals. One, on death row in OR, gets dialysis at the cost to taxpayers of $12,000 a month! Yup, he is a hero!

All Americans deserve healthcare, just because he's a prisoner doesn't mean he doesn't deserve it. it's a basic human right that ALL citizens should have, prisoner or not. we shouldn't strip prisoners of it just because free citizens don't. we should take strides to make sure everyone has it.

Saved the taxpayers some money in this city!

that the beginning of his name is almost the "N" word?

It's refreshing. One man does what he's supposed to do and many benefit, many more are heartened. What's this, a new paradigm for the White House, Wall Street, the legal slackers. One riot, one Columbus Cop. He's terrific!!!

On Edit: Loved this line "...the officer basically put an end to it."
You bet he did. There are real world consequences when you commit a crime in his territory.