![]() “I only ask that people pray for him.”Īnthony was listed in stable condition after hours of surgery and is recovering in the hospital. “He’s my hero,” said Royer Borges, Anthony’s father. “None of us knew what to do, so he took the initiative to just save his other classmates,” said Rodriguez.īorges was shot in the back of both legs, shattering his left upper thigh bone, but still managed to stand against the door to keep it shut. None of the other students in the classroom were injured. Borges remained in the hallway and attempted to lock the door, using his own body weight to barricade the classroom, when the gunman shot him five times, according to The Huffington Post. Anthony BorgesĪnthony Borges, 15, used his body to shield classmates from the gunman’s barrage of bullets.Ĭlassmate Carlos Rodriguez says Borges was the last of 20 students to flee into a classroom as the gunman approached. Here are some stories of heroism by both students and teachers. Amid the devastation of last week’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 innocent people dead comes stories of bravery and heroism that undoubtedly saved countless lives. ![]()
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