Selfless Heroes of School Shootings
Anne Marie Murphy
Special Education Instructional Assistant
Sandy Hook Elementary School
"We take great comfort in knowing that Dylan was not alone when he died, but was wrapped in the arms of his amazing aide, Anne Marie Murphy," the family said. "Dylan loved Mrs. Murphy so much and pointed at her picture on our refrigerator every day. Though our hearts break for Dylan, they are also filled with love for these and other beautiful women who all selflessly died trying to save our children."
Ian and Nicole Hockley
Parents of Dylan Hockley
Jesse Lewis
Student
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Adam Lanza's gun jammed after he burst into Jesse Lewis' classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed teacher Victoria Soto. Jesse saw in a moment that he had an opening.
He shouted to his classmates, who were huddled in the corner, holding hands. Six children fled the classroom and made it to safety.
'He yelled, "Run!" Adam reloaded and shot him in the head,' said his mother Scarlett Lewis, who learned details of the events inside the classroom from investigators.
Dawn Hochsprung
Principal
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Dawn Hochsprung ended her life in the same way she lived, helping children. When the gunman forced his way into the school, Hochsprung died while lunging at him in an attempt to take him down.
Victoria Soto
Elementary teacher
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Victoria Soto was awarded the presidential medal of freedom posthumously, she revealed her hiding location to try and help her students escape. placing her body in front of the children before she was shot. Some of the children survived because she sacrificed her life.
Liviu Lebrescu
Professor
Virginia Tech
Liviu Lebrescu, professor at Virginia Tech, is most widely known for his actions at the Virginia Tech shooting, when he held the doors to his lecture hall closed, allowing all but one of his students to escape through the windows. Shot and killed during the attack, Lebrescu was posthumously awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, his home country's highest civilian honor.
