A Texas middle school teacher has been credited for saving a 15-year-old girl who was being sexually assaulted on the street.
Harrowing footage shows the moment David Garza ran out of his apartment while naked after he heard the girl calling for help in east Houston last month.
Garza sprung into action, grabbed his handgun and scared off the apparent attacker.
Video of the incident shows Garza telling the suspect to get away from the girl as he raises his weapon and runs after the attacker.
‘I looked out the window, and I saw a man beating up a woman on the ground. He was trying to take her clothes off,’ Garza told KHOU.
Harrowing footage shows the moment David Garza ran out of his apartment while naked after he heard the girl calling for help in east Houston last month
The teacher said he did not think twice after hearing the girl scream and ran to grab his pistol.
The suspect reportedly had the victim grabbed by the hair when Garza confronted him.
Garza added: ‘I ran outside, asked what’s going on. The girl screamed, ‘I’m 15, help me!’ I pointed the gun at him and told him to get off her.
‘He took his hands off right away. He went chasing after her, so I went chasing after him.
Police have released a photo of the suspect, who has not been identified
‘She got away. She went to someone she knew’s apartment.’
The girl was followed home by the suspect when she got off the bus just before midnight on July 28, according to authorities.
Police have released a photo of the suspect, who has not been identified.
The suspect was wearing a black hoodie with a white Reebok logo, blue jeans and white tennis shoes, per the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Police have asked that anyone with information on the reported attack contact 713-222-TIPS (8477).
