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At least 18 dead, 22 injured in El Paso mall shooting
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<blockquote data-quote="L8APEX" data-source="post: 16260430" data-attributes="member: 51947"><p>Some good people were there</p><p>This Army PFC with his ccw stopped and protected a bunch of children at the mall.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/el-paso-shooting-glendon-oakley?fbclid=IwAR3ihpX3WGFG9Hg6bIxfH-f9lL_JhoLYfSleOlN9xVeTttYz-cI6FEKbFmY" target="_blank">Meet the hero soldier who saved children's lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>EL PASO SHOOTING</p><p></p><p>Meet the hero soldier who saved children's lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting</p><p></p><p> Jared Keller </p><p></p><p>August 03, 2019 at 08:12 PM</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>VIDEO: Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley saves children lives after mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart</p><p></p><p>(CNN)</p><p></p><p>At first, Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley Jr. was completely unaware of the chaos unfolding just around the corner. Then he pulled his gun.</p><p></p><p>A 22-year-old Army automated logistics specialist assigned to the 504th Composite Supply Company, 142nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oakley had been shopping at a sporting goods store inside the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso when a young child burst into the store shouting about an active shooter at the nearby Walmart.</p><p>"The guy at the register and I sort of looked at each other," Oakley told Task & Purpose in a phone interview on Saturday. "He's a little kid ... are you going to believe him?"</p><p>The threat was very real. At least 20 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a gunman opened fire at the Walmart, sending terrified bystanders fleeing through the neighboring mall.</p><p>When Oakley exited the store minutes later and headed to the neighboring Footlocker, he finally heard the sound of gunfire echoing across the mall. He immediately pulled his Glock 9mm he often touts under Texas's concealed carry laws. While he had just returned from an incident-free deployment to Kuwait, this was not his first firefight.</p><p>"That's what you do," he told Task & Purpose. "You pull your gun, you find cover, and you figure out what to do next."</p><p></p><p>Oakley had been home from Kuwait for just about four months when he found himself brandishing his Glock stuck in the Cielo Vista Mall Footlocker. A handful of employees had initially brought down the store's metal security gate, but they had decided to make a run for the mall exits. Oakley followed, an impromptu rear guard for the group.</p><p></p><p>The group quickly stumbled upon a group of a dozen children clustered in one of the mall's open play areas, screaming for their parents. Oakley says he tried to get fleeing bystanders to help, but none would stop.</p><p>"I didn't even think. I just grabbed as many kids as I could and ran five stores down to the exit," he said. "We got there and ran into a whole batch of police pointing their guns at us. I wasn't focused on myself, and I wasn't focused on my surroundings ... I was just focused on those kids."</p><p>In an interview with CNN outside the Cielo Vista Mall, Oakley was clearly shaken, the adrenaline pumping through his system. And when reached by Task & Purpose on Saturday, he said said that, despite his training, he was "scared for my life."</p><p>"I heard four kids died," he said, his voice softening. "I wish I could have gotten more kids out of there. I wish those guys who ran would have stayed ... I just think, what if that was my child? How would I want some other man to react?"</p><p>A pause: "I wish they had some sense of service."</p><p></p><p>Sent from my Note9</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="L8APEX, post: 16260430, member: 51947"] Some good people were there This Army PFC with his ccw stopped and protected a bunch of children at the mall. [URL="https://taskandpurpose.com/el-paso-shooting-glendon-oakley?fbclid=IwAR3ihpX3WGFG9Hg6bIxfH-f9lL_JhoLYfSleOlN9xVeTttYz-cI6FEKbFmY"]Meet the hero soldier who saved children's lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting[/URL] EL PASO SHOOTING Meet the hero soldier who saved children's lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting Jared Keller August 03, 2019 at 08:12 PM VIDEO: Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley saves children lives after mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart (CNN) At first, Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley Jr. was completely unaware of the chaos unfolding just around the corner. Then he pulled his gun. A 22-year-old Army automated logistics specialist assigned to the 504th Composite Supply Company, 142nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oakley had been shopping at a sporting goods store inside the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso when a young child burst into the store shouting about an active shooter at the nearby Walmart. "The guy at the register and I sort of looked at each other," Oakley told Task & Purpose in a phone interview on Saturday. "He's a little kid ... are you going to believe him?" The threat was very real. At least 20 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a gunman opened fire at the Walmart, sending terrified bystanders fleeing through the neighboring mall. When Oakley exited the store minutes later and headed to the neighboring Footlocker, he finally heard the sound of gunfire echoing across the mall. He immediately pulled his Glock 9mm he often touts under Texas's concealed carry laws. While he had just returned from an incident-free deployment to Kuwait, this was not his first firefight. "That's what you do," he told Task & Purpose. "You pull your gun, you find cover, and you figure out what to do next." Oakley had been home from Kuwait for just about four months when he found himself brandishing his Glock stuck in the Cielo Vista Mall Footlocker. A handful of employees had initially brought down the store's metal security gate, but they had decided to make a run for the mall exits. Oakley followed, an impromptu rear guard for the group. The group quickly stumbled upon a group of a dozen children clustered in one of the mall's open play areas, screaming for their parents. Oakley says he tried to get fleeing bystanders to help, but none would stop. "I didn't even think. I just grabbed as many kids as I could and ran five stores down to the exit," he said. "We got there and ran into a whole batch of police pointing their guns at us. I wasn't focused on myself, and I wasn't focused on my surroundings ... I was just focused on those kids." In an interview with CNN outside the Cielo Vista Mall, Oakley was clearly shaken, the adrenaline pumping through his system. And when reached by Task & Purpose on Saturday, he said said that, despite his training, he was "scared for my life." "I heard four kids died," he said, his voice softening. "I wish I could have gotten more kids out of there. I wish those guys who ran would have stayed ... I just think, what if that was my child? How would I want some other man to react?" A pause: "I wish they had some sense of service." Sent from my Note9 [/QUOTE]
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