Hero Florida High School Coach "Jumped in Front of Bullets" to Save Students' Lives

Will Maule : Feb 15, 2018
Faithwire.com

"It is with Great sadness that our Football Family has learned about the death of Aaron Feis. He was our Assistant Football Coach and security guard. He selflessly shielded students from the shooter when he was shot. He died a hero and he will forever be in our hearts and memories." -MS Douglas Football/Twitter

[Faithwire.com] The heroic high school athletics coach who reportedly saved the lives of many of his students during the mass shooting yesterday, has died. According to The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School football team's Twitter account, which confirmed Aaron Feis' death in a post early Thursday morning. (Photo: Coach Aaron Feis/Instagram/via Faithwire.com)

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel had mentioned in an evening news conference that a football coach had died, but did not identify him at the time.

As Faithwire previously reported, witnesses described seeing Feis jumping "in front of bullets to save some students lives."

Feis, who also served as the school's security guard, responded to a call on the school's walkie-talkies to the loud pops heard on campus. "I heard Aaron say, 'No, that is not firecrackers.' That's the last I heard of him"...

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