Robert Caleb Engle
Robert Caleb Engle
Photo of Robert Engle with his girlfriend Baley Inman [undefined]
Robert Caleb Engle is a resident of Mount Juliet, Tennessee. [undefined]
Personal Life
Robert Caleb Engle has been in a relationship with Baley Inman since July 10, 2016.
Robert currently lives in Mount Juliet, Tennessee and is originally from La Vergne, Tennessee. Robert is bilingual speaking both English and German. [undefined]
Robert is a church usher at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee. [undefined]
Blake Langford a friend of Robert Caleb Engle said his friend, who goes by his middle name Caleb, is a gentle giant.
"He’s just a great guy," said Langrod, 20.
"Just one of the kindest human beings you’ll ever meet."
Career
Since September 5, 2017 Robert Engle has worked at Comfort Supply Inc. He previously worked as an SCL Recon at Yates Service at Nissan Smyrna from February 8, 2017-September 2, 2017.
From June 20, 2014 to March 3, 2017 he was a Warehouse Worker at TCW a trucking company based in Nashville, Tennessee. From November, 2013-June, 2014 Robert Engle was a Warehouse Worker at Tennessee Mechanical Corporation. [undefined]
Arrest of Emanuel Kidega Samson
Photo of mass shooter Emanuel Kidega Samson, who was stopped by Robert Engle
On September 24, 2017 Robert Caleb Engle stopped a mass shooting by Emanuel Kidega Samson at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee after the killer shot 7 people and killed Melanie Smith. [undefined]
Robert Engle "physically engaged" with the suspected shooter, who police say is 25-year-old Emanuel Samson.
During the struggle between Engle and Samson, the shooter was shot in the chest, said Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson.
"He's the hero.
He's the person who stopped this madness," Anderson said during a news conference.
Police say Samson wore a neoprene ski mask when he shot and killed a woman in the parking lot of Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, as the service was ending shortly after 11 a.m.
With his blue Nissan Xterra still running, the gunman then entered the rear sanctuary doors of the church and began "indiscriminately" shooting, police said.