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Off-Duty Cop Was Getting Haircut When Gunman Burst Into Barbershop

Things did not end well for a gunman who burst into a Baltimore barbershop and opened fire. Little did he know, an off-duty cop was getting his haircut, but he quickly learned the hard way that the man he fired shots towards wasn’t your average customer. Instead, he was armed and ready to protect and serve — and it was all caught on jaw-dropping video.

Carlos Ortega, a 38-year-old man accused of going on a shooting spree in the city of Baltimore, met his match when he entered a barbershop and began firing his weapon at employees. As a patron sat in the barber’s chair, Ortega went so far as to shoot over the man’s shoulder, striking the barber. He’d quickly find out the hard way, however, that the man getting his haircut wasn’t your average customer. Read the full story here ▶