El Paso shooting victim died protecting her 2-month-old newborn from gunfire
by Hunter Lovell
| August 04, 2019 12:37 PM
A woman who was killed in Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, shielded her 2-month-old baby from gunfire and thereby saved his life, the woman's sister told the Associated Press.
Jordan Anchondo, 25, was one of 20 people who died after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the Cielo Vista shopping mall. Anchondo was purchasing back-to-school supplies when the shooting began. Police said 26 others were injured in the attack.
Leta Jamrowski, Anchondo's sister, said her nephew suffered some broken bones, which were likely caused because his mother protected him.
"From the baby’s injuries, they said that more than likely my sister was trying to shield him," Jamrowski said. "So when she got shot she was holding him and she fell on him, so that’s why he broke some of his bones. So he pretty much lived because she gave her life."
Anchondo leaves behind three children.
Jamrowski also spent much of the hours after the shooting at the University Medical Center of El Paso anxiously awaiting the fate of her brother-in-law, Andre Anchondo.
"They said that if he were alive, more than likely he would have gotten in contact by now," Jamrowski said.
Thirteen people were treated at University Medical Center for injuries, including one person who later, died, according to spokesman Ryan Mielke. Two children were brought to El Paso Children's Hospital to be examined for wounds, and 11 other victims aged 35 to 82 were transported to Del Sol Medical Center, according to spokesman Victor Guerrero.
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