"He jumped on to a stage at the venue, pointed a gun at his head and the ceiling, and expressed a desire to take his life while a sign draped around his neck declared him to be an anti-contact non-offending pedophile, police and multiple media reports said."
"I grabbed his arm, Lih told the outlet. He was still clutching his gun pretty hard. I pried his fingers away from it, removed it from his hands and put it down."
"The Times reported that conference attenders thanked Knipel by lavishing him with Barnstars, which are Wikipedia's official tokens of appreciation. The chief of the non-profit group that runs Wikipedia, Maryana Iskander, reportedly told the crowd that Knipel and Lih have been very busy. I thank them for saving my life, she added."
Connor Weston, 27, allegedly disrupted the opening ceremony of WikiConference North America 2025 at Manhattan's Civic Hall after paying to attend the four-day event. He jumped onto the stage, pointed a gun at his head and the ceiling, and expressed a desire to take his life while wearing a sign declaring himself an anti-contact non-offending pedophile. Conference safety team members Richard Knipel and Andrew Lih tackled him; Lih described prying Weston's fingers from the weapon and placing it on the ground. Multiple 911 calls led police to take Weston into custody; no injuries were reported. He was booked on criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment charges, and attendees awarded Knipel Barnstars while Maryana Iskander thanked the rescuers.
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