Korean child who survived shooting was held by dead mother

Texas shooting eyewitness testimony
“The child screams ‘Mommy is hurt’”
I went to change my child’s birthday present

William Cho (6), a Korean-American, was walking to the outlet to get out of the car to exchange the clothes he received as a birthday present for a different size. He was crossing a parking lot with his mom, dad, and three-year-old brother when a gunshot rang out. Joe felt someone hugging him. As the gunfire died down, ex-cop Stephen Spainhower approached Joe. Spain Hower had been running to the outlet in search of his son, who worked at the outlet.

“Mom is hurt!”

Spain Hower told the local media, “When I turned over the woman who was hiding, a child came out and said this.” “I think her mother was trying to protect her child,” he said. She couldn’t bear to tell her that her mother had died.” Cho was the only one of his family members who went to the outlet that day to survive.

On the 6th (local time), the list of eight people killed in the mass shooting that occurred at Allen Premium Outlets near Dallas, Texas, included Cho’s parents, Kyu-seong Cho (38), Shin-young Kang (36), and younger brother James Cho (3). This is included. Kang is the only ‘mother’ among the deceased, and acquaintances said that the child in Spain Hower’s testimony was Cho.

Kang’s dental school motivation, a dentist’s mother, posted on Facebook, “Cindy (Kang’s English name) was a kinder and more sincere person than anyone else. She used her body to block the gunfire and sacrificed herself to save the child. She said the devil took her family from a 6-year-old.”

As the tragedy of Mr. Cho’s family became known through domestic and foreign media, on the 8th, 18 hours after the story was posted on Go Fund Me, an American support site, about 234,000 people have joined the donation. The amount raised exceeded 1.2 million dollars (approximately 1.589 billion won).

Donors also left messages for Cho, who was left alone. Articles such as ‘I hope you remember that people all over the world are thinking of you whenever you are having a hard time’, ‘I hope you will grow strong in love’, and ‘Please don’t forget our love for you’ are continuing. Preston Wood Christian Academy, the school Cho attended, issued a statement and said, “Three out of four members of his family have gone to heaven and are left with children. The entire community needs care,” he said.

It is known that the couple’s parents and siblings live in Texas and are taking care of Cho. Cho, who was transferred to the hospital with injuries at the time of the incident, is recovering from the intensive care unit. Acquaintances who have been to the hospital said, “The bereaved family is in a state of great shock.”

According to local residents, Mr. and Mrs. Cho were born in Korea and came to the United States as children. In the introduction to the law firm of Mr. Cho, an immigration lawyer specializing in immigration law, “As an immigrant born in Korea and raised in Dallas, I have deep pride, respect, and gratitude for the American Dream.” enjoy”.

Citizens write messages of condolence at a nearby memorial space prepared for the victims of the mass shooting that took place at the Allen Premium Outlets outside of Dallas, Texas, on the 8th (local time). A total of eight people, including a Korean couple in their 30s and their 3-year-old son, were killed in the accident, and seven were seriously injured. Investigative authorities are investigating the possibility that it may have been a hate crime against people of color. Alan = Shinhwa Newsis

The sad stories of other victims, including sisters Sophia (8) and Daniela Mendoza (11), both in second and fourth grade, and Indian woman Icewaria Taticonda (26), an engineer, were additionally known. Her elementary-aged sister’s mother was also said to be in critical condition in the shooting.

The NYT found a number of posts praising the Nazis and mass shootings on the social media account of the shooter Mauricio Garcia (33), who was killed on the spot on the 6th. told

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Source: Donga

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