Jesse Lewis, Newtown Victim, Shouted For Classmates To Run

Jesse Lewis, a 6-year-old boy killed in the massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School, shouted for his classmates to run while the gunman paused to reload | AP

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A 6-year-old boy killed in the massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School shouted for his classmates to run while the gunman paused to reload and was shot moments later, the boy's mother said Friday.

The boy, Jesse Lewis, had just seen his teacher shot and urged the others to flee while the gunman, Adam Lanza, put a new clip into his semi-automatic rifle.

"He yelled, 'Run!' Adam reloaded and shot him in the head," said Scarlett Lewis, who learned details of the events inside the classroom from investigators who gathered accounts from children who survived.

"When I heard he used his last few seconds on earth to try to save his friends, I was not surprised," she said. "I am so incredibly proud of him."

The boy's actions were first reported by The Hartford Courant.

Lanza shot his way into the school on Dec. 14 and killed 20 first-grade children and six women in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. He also killed his mother earlier in the day and committed suicide as police arrived at the school building.

A report on the Newtown shooting by investigators is due to be released soon. Investigators have not disclosed a possible motive for the massacre.

In Jesse's classroom, which was led by teacher Victoria Soto, 11 students survived, including some who ran past Lanza when he stopped to reload.

This story reminds me of the lengthy and tedious arguments we had last year with the cold-hearted and selfish gun-rights fanatics about magazine size making a difference. According to them if Adam had to change magazines fifteen times instead of five, no additional children would have escaped.

That's what I call willful blindness and obstinate, self-serving close-mindedness.

What's your opinion?