Stories Of Heroism During Aurora Theater Shooting Begin To Emerge
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Eric Hunter, a 23-year-old from Aurora, was inside Theater 8, adjacent to the scene of the shootings. When he heard the gunshots, he ran to open an exit door and found two teenage girls, one of whom was wounded in the face, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Hunter, who is a radiology technician, pulled the girls into the theater. But before he could shut the door, he found himself momentarily face to face with the shooter -- 24-year-old James Holmes. However, Hunter managed to slam the door shut, even as he could hear the gunman pounding on it. Hunter's actions possibly saved dozens of lives as the shooter never managed to come through to Theater 8.
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ABC News has the story of 19-year-old Jarrell Brooks, who helped a mother, Patricia Legarreta, and her two young children escape even as he was injured himself.
"At the end of the aisle, I ran into a woman. She yelled, 'My kids!' and I saw she had two young kids with her," Brooks told ABC News. "I made sure they got in the aisle and pushed behind her to make sure she got out of there." The teen crawled on top of Legarreta in an attempt to push them out the door.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/stories-of-heroism-during_n_1690688.html
