Football Coach Shields Students During Parkland Shooting
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By Allison Payne 2/15/2018
Students mourn the loss of dedicated football coach who shielded students as bullets hailed down at Majority Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday.
Aaron Feis suffered a gunshot wound and died after he was rushed into surgery, according to the school’s spokeswoman, Denise Lehtio.
Colton Haab, a junior football player, heard that the coach shielded three girls from the shooters raid.
“He died the same way he lived-he put himself second,” Lehtio said to CNN. “He was a very kind soul, a very nice man. He died a hero.”
After graduating from Stoneman Douglas, Feis spent his whole career there as an assistant football coach and security guard.
“I’m glad he didn’t suffer that much,” Haab said. “It’s sad because it’s not going to be the same without him at school anymore, that’s for sure. Football deficits won’t be the same. We’re definitely going to have to band back together as brothers and mourn his loss and pick up the pieces to try to rebuild our football team.