“Anthony Borges” is trending nationally this morning (and last night) and for good reason. He’s a 15-year-old student at Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Fla. who was shot 5 times last week after he, according to witnesses, was shot 5 times as he used his body as a human shield to help barricade a door closed:
Via the Broward Sheriff’s Office:
https://twitter.com/browardsheriff/status/965354476608606209
Hero:
This beautiful kid, Anthony Borges, is a hero.
He used his body as a human shield to save 20 classmates during the Florida high school shooting. Got shot 5 times. Recovering in hospital.
More here: https://t.co/QEy4iKnIzr https://t.co/MyivGoJTSC
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) February 19, 2018
Anthony's classmates say he held the door shut to protect them. He was hit five times through that door. #StonemanDouglas #HERO https://t.co/f6uU3AS17i
— Jana Barnello (@JanaBarnello) February 19, 2018
How does a person ignore their sense of self preservation to do something as astonishing as this? Shielding others from harm with your one and only life is the very definition of heroism. I know I will never be as brave as Anthony Borges was that day. He’s truly a super hero. https://t.co/tWdHYvaFUK
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) February 19, 2018
Anthony’s fellow classmates say he used his body as a human shield to protect some of them.
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) February 19, 2018
A GoFundMe has been set up to help with Anthony’s medical expenses:
https://twitter.com/usblm/status/965409075805659137
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