The student who thwarted a gunman who opened fire at Seattle Pacific University Thursday has been handsomely rewarded through the Internet.
Jon Meis acted quickly, using pepper spray on the shooter while he was reloading his rifle, then tackling him to the ground. Several other students helped hold him down until police could arrive.
Then someone on the Internet found out Meis was getting married through an announcement on “The Knot” and the gifts began pouring in from an adoring public, according to The Blaze.
So Jon Meis, the hero of the #SPUshooting is getting married in 15 days, here is his registry: http://t.co/pFWRnoGvM1 #prayforSPU
— Otto Rogers (@smashmode) June 6, 2014
Want to give back to the brave soul that helped take the gunman down at SPU? Here’s his wedding registry! Show love! http://t.co/ZrDQTEp2Hu — L⊙V€ Sevenly (@7ly) June 6, 2014
Want to give back to the brave soul that helped take the gunman down at SPU? Here’s his wedding registry! Show love! http://t.co/ZrDQTEp2Hu — L⊙V€ Sevenly (@7ly) June 6, 2014
Items on the registry went quickly, so when Jessamyn MacIntyre from ESPN found nothing left to purchase, she set up a crowdfunding campaign to pay for the couple’s honeymoon.
For those who wanted to support Jon Meis, the student who disarmed the #SPUshooting gunman yesterday, here’s a site: http://t.co/2VrHY9taNy — Jessamyn McIntyre (@JessamynESPN) June 6, 2014
The response has been overwhelming:
$23,000 raised (and counting) for local SPU hero http://t.co/P6GywU7FiO via @seattletimes @JessamynESPN — Coral Garnick (@CoralGarnick) June 7, 2014
Fundraisers have also been set up for the victims of the shooting:
@nrodovsky @JessamynESPN https://t.co/5T3omsQjKK here’s another one raising money for funeral costs and hospital bills for victims. — Beth (@paintingharmony) June 8, 2014
This tweet summed it up best:
@lanicusmaximus @KING5Seattle @JessamynESPN seen more coverage on the hero than the shooter. Seattle doing it right.
— Brian Anderson (@blyan) June 7, 2014
 Murder victim will sing National Anthem at Yankees-Royals game tonight
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