(CBN) – The student who police say tackled a gunman during Tuesday’s school shooting in Colorado is being remembered as a hero. Wednesday night a vigil was held to honor 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo and the eight students who were hurt in the shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch. Castillo died protecting his classmates, leaping from his desk and charging the two school shooters to give other
students a chance to escape. “He did what he had to do, and I knew that was my son’s nature. That was who he was,” Kendrick’s father John Castillo said. “When I see the people that he saved it makes me happy. I know my son wouldn’t have it any other way. But as any parent would tell you, it’s a heck of a trade,” he continued. Kendrick’s friends say he was friendly, had an infectious smile and gentle sense of humor. READ MORE
