US Army soldier stops an active-shooter by ramming him with a car on a bridge in Kansas

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• An active-duty US Army soldier in Kansas stopped a suspected gunman by ramming him with his vehicle, according to law enforcement officials.
• The suspect fired at oncoming vehicles "with no particular association" using a handgun and semi-automatic rifle, hitting a separate soldier who was at the scene.
• The Ft. Leavenworth soldier who hit the suspect was "waiting in traffic," and intervened once he determined it was an active shooting incident.
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An active-duty US Army soldier based in Kansas stopped a suspected gunman by ramming him with his vehicle on Wednesday, according to law enforcement officials.

Police initially responded to reports of a road-rage incident on the Centennial Bridge over the Missouri River at around 11 a.m. local time, according to Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens. Upon arriving, police officers discovered two people who were injured, a separate Ft. Leavenworth soldier with a gunshot wound; and another person "trapped under the car."

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