The swift actions of four tactically trained "band dads" helped prevent a bigger tragedy after they took down an active shooter who opened fire at a band competition at a high school in Texas.

PASADENA, Texas (TMX) - A “potential tragedy was averted” when a group of good Samaritan parents subdued an older gunman at a high school band competition in Texas on Saturday, officials said.

What could’ve been a mass casualty shooting when a gunman opened fire at a Texas high school band competition Saturday was quickly thwarted by a brave parent who talked the elderly shooter to ...