David Johnson, 63, went along with her granddaughter kaitlyn Melendez and wife, Kathy, and shopping when in El Paso the first shots rang out. David, without a moment’s hesitation, closed them from bullets with his own body — and only thanks to that they survived. Alas, the relatives will not be able to thank grandpa for saving my life: he became one of 22 people who died in the massacre.
This time of year the store is always crowded, there is an active preparation for the school season. Sunday at the Mall was almost 3 thousand. People did not feel threatened, because they thought El Paso was a quiet, peaceful place.
When Kathleen’s father Melendez, Raul learned that the father-in-law got shot, he rushed to the scene, but the mother and daughter could only find in two hours. The road to the shopping centre were closed and his relatives at the time had been taken away to another place. The family prayed that Johnson was safe.
Melendez wrote in Facebook as soon as they found the daughter and the mother: «Today is my father-in-law David Johnson saved my daughter and mother in law, becoming for them a human shield. Now we await news to see if he’s well. My daughter is alive thanks to you, David, please let him be all right.»
Sorry grandpa Kathleen died saving his family. Family will remember him as a brave and selfless man, a real hero.
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«This man sacrificed himself for the sake of my daughter and mother in law. — posted by Raul after he learned of the death of father-in-law — I’ll never be able to thank him for it. We’ll miss you and will never forget. Rest in peace David…»
«He was a man with a big heart. adds Melendez. — He loved everyone. He was always sure that everything was OK. There was a moment that we don’t laughed and meant it. He had a huge heart.»
His daughter started a fundraiser on the GoFundMe platform to help my niece and mother as well as to pay for the funeral.
