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Browns' Johnny Stanton hails his 'hero' doctor John Cheng, who was killed subduing Laguna Woods church shooter

Tributes are pouring in for Dr. John Cheng, who was killed on Sunday while authorities say he tackled and attempted to disarm the gunman who opened fire on a Laguna Woods, California church on Sunday.

Among the tributes came from Cleveland Browns fullback Johnny Stanton, who wrote on Twitter Monday that Cheng was his primary physician. Stanton called Cheng an "absolute hero" while writing that he "wanted his name to be known."

I just found out the person killed in the Laguna Woods shooting yesterday was my primary care physician, Dr.