Brandon Tsay demonstrated remarkable courage on January 21, 2023, when he disarmed the Monterey Park, California mass shooter during Lunar New Year celebrations. Tsay’s heroism has since been profiled with NBC News, Good Morning America, The New York Times, among others, and Tsay has been honored by US Representative Judy Chu, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and by the 118th US Congress.
Tsay was also honored by the President of the United States Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and the US Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2023 State of the Union address. Tsay was awarded a medal of courage from the Alhambra Police Department and now runs the Brandon Tsay Hero Fund in partnership with the Asian Pacific Community Fund.
