New York Mom, Shot Dead While Shielding Kids At School

This woman was a true hero. She placed herself between a gunman and children to shield them and sacrificed her own life to save theirs.

Source: Huffington Post

NEW YORK — Someone with a gun opened fire on a street as students were let out of school Friday afternoon, killing one parent who had tried to shield children from harm and injuring an 11-year-old girl and another parent, police and school officials said.

Zurana Horton hovered over students to protect them as shots were fired. She was shot in the face and chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. Another woman was hit in an arm and the chest and is in the hospital in critical condition. The 11-year-old girl, a sixth-grader at the Brooklyn school, injured one of her arms and had a graze wound on her cheek.

Police said none of the victims was related. The victims were on a street corner at the back of the elementary school when the gunshots were fired.

It’s unclear how many shots were fired. Seven shell casings from a 9mm semi-automatic pistol were found on the nearby rooftop. Five other shell casings were found on the sidewalk in the front of that building, police said.

Three men were seen fleeing the scene, and police were questioning at least one person. The shooter was being sought, and police offered a $12,000 reward for information in the case, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said.