'I chose to run towards him': Colorado school shooting survivor speaks out

A student wounded twice in the leg during a Colorado school shooting this week spoke out on Friday, explaining how he and two friends stood up to one of the two gunmen who burst into their classroom.

Just before 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, a pair of alleged gunmen, both students at the school, opened fire. When one of the alleged gunmen, Devon Erickson, entered Jones' classroom, student Kendrick Castillo didn't hesitate to fight back, Jones said. Castillo, 18, who dreamed of going to college and becoming a mechanical engineer, was killed in the shooting and eight other students, including Jones, were wounded."It was instinct after about the half second ... because I wasn't sure what was truly happening. It was confusing," he said of making the decision to fight instead of flee."You know, you never expect that to happen at your school. So when it does it's confusing and scary but then you go for it.

How dare you assault a she/her who hasn't been understood? horseshit

Kids in school shouldn't have to become military heroes!

🦸‍♂️ praying

So sad but thank God u r still breathing🙏

He has a name ABC: Joshua Jones. Well done kid. Hero LDS

What ABC doesn’t share.

He’s a hero and most importantly, he’s alive.

Salute

...but did he use the shooter's correct pronoun? We wouldn't want him to be kicked out of school for misgendering or dead naming anyone.

So brave. Imagine if we secured our schools as well as Disney or your local government buildings? Our kids deserve to be safe at school!!

A hero

God Bless them! Our children shouldn’t have to endure this if parents lock their guns, & gun laws required mental background checks by physicians.

Too bad the children at PP can't defend each other.

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