Family says courageous Army vet wounded trying to block gunman from classroom

“He was on the wrestling team and and he’s done cage-fighting so it does not surprise me that he would act heroically”, Sheila told NBC News. He was unsure what unit Mintz served in or how long he served.

Even in the hospital, riddled with bullet wounds, Mintz was thinking of others. He has two rods in his legs and is going to be in a wheelchair for the foreseeable future, she said.

Mintz, who is a father, posted a message about his son’s birthday to his Facebook page early on Thursday.

One simply said, “Sounds like something he’d do”. Are we standing by as the next killer collects his guns and prepares for his assault on more innocent people? He was shot in the back, abdomen and hands, and had two broken legs, she added.

Thursday was his young son’s birthday.

The Daily Beast, according to the radio station, says his mother used to live in Torrance before moving to an apartment in Winchester, Ore.

He said: “I will not name the shooter”.

Anastasia Boylan, another witness to the shooting, recalled hearing Mercer say to one Christian, “Good, because you’re a Christian, you’re going to see God in just about one second”, according to CNN.

The 23-year-old said: “Everybody’s head turned and looked at each other, trying to just grasp what was happening, and someone said, ‘Those are gunshots'”. Parker has a concealed-carry permit and was armed. He’s an Army veteran who was in his first week of school when the shooting happened.

“I carry, and I was willing to help”, he told Hannity.

“He’s lucky to be alive, and we’re grateful he’s alive”, his aunt told The Associated Press on Friday. He said he didn’t know if any of the other veterans were armed.

President Barack Obama gave his reaction from the White House, saying the U.S. has “become numb” to mass shootings.

He said his thoughts and prayers are with the families involved. “His ex-girlfriend was with him”. A neighbour said Harper would often call her son “baby” despite the fact he was an adult.

Also, let us not forget to honor the heroic police officers who took the shooter down.