Next time someone goes AFK in a ranked match, consider that they may be in the middle of stopping a knife attack. As per IGN, Kofi \u201cKoustics\u201d Miller, a well-known member of the fighting game community, stepped away from a round of League of Legends<\/em> to help disarm a man at a gaming caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On June 18, Koustics was streaming at the OS NYC gaming lounge when a man allegedly began to harass staff. As the argument escalated, the man brandished a knife. Koustics overheard yelling and intervened to help escort the man out of the building. When the man attempted to re-enter the lounge while still wielding the weapon, Koustics threw him to the ground and put him in a choke hold until police arrived. During the incident, the attacker fell on his own knife. Koustics showed the dried blood on his body and shirt on stream and on his X account. According to Koustics, no one else was hurt during the incident.<\/p>\n The livestream is still live on Koustics\u2019 Twitch page. At about 52 minutes in, you can see Koustics\u2019 eyes widen as he puts down his headset and walks off-camera. Then, at roughly an hour and a half, he returns to tell his friends what happened. \u201cI\u2019m mad because this was supposed to be my rank-up game,\u201d Koustics riffed to his friends following the incident. \u201cLet\u2019s go get this LP back.\u201d<\/p>\n The professional League of Legends <\/em>player Gil \u201cShogo\u201d Meron was also at the caf\u00e9 and said that the man who brandished the knife was playing Apex Legends<\/em> when he became angry with<\/span> the game and started breaking things. This is apparently what started the altercation with the staff.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement to IGN, Kofi confirmed that the man had been playing Apex<\/em> before the incident<\/span>. \u201cIf you feel like a game is affecting you that much, you always have the choice to step away,\u201d he said. \u201cIf the games are going that badly, then maybe try something less stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n As for what prepared him for the incident, Kofi explained that his background in sumo wrestling helped him stop the attacker. \u201cI kept my cool,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone got out safe and sound, and no one got hurt too badly. It ended up being a funnier story than it could have been.\u201d<\/p>\n In the fighting game community, Kofi is known for Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/em>, having done commentary at the game’s biggest tournaments, like EVO and CEO. Outside of gaming and sumo wrestling, Kofi teaches at a school in the Bronx, instructing students in coding, robotics, and gaming.<\/p>\n ![\"widow\"](\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/widow.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=220&h=124&dpr=2\"\/)
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