‘He gave himself so others would have a chance’: Heartbreaking open-casket funeral is held for heroic Santa Fe school shooting victim, 15, who was shot through a closet door while shielding his classmates from bullets

Saturday, May 26, 2018
By Paul Martin

Christian Riley Garcia, 15, was one of the ten people gunned down in an art class last Friday at Santa Fe High School in Texas
Family and friends held an open-casket funeral service for Christian on Friday
His classmates have said that Christian used his body to barricade a closet door during the shooting, shielding others from bullets
Christian was a history buff who dreamed of pursuing a career in the military
Another service was held for 63-year-old teacher Cynthia Tisdale, earlier Friday

By MEGAN SHEETS
DAILYMAIL.COM
26 May 2018

Friends and family gathered to celebrate the life of a heroic student who shielded his classmates from gunfire during last week’s shooting at Santa Fe High School.

Christian Riley Garcia, 15, was one of the ten people gunned down in an art class on the morning of May 18.

His classmates have said that Christian used his body to barricade against a closet door in the classroom to prevent the shooter from getting inside.

An open-casket funeral service was held on Friday in Crosby, Texas, in remembrance of the 15-year-old who had displayed bravery ‘far beyond his years’ during the tragic massacre just one week prior.

‘[Christian] grabbed me and my teacher and got us into the closet,’ Christian’s best friend Courtney Marshall, 15, told ABC News.

‘[The gunman] just shot into the closet. I saw my teacher just die in front of me and I just saw my best friend die in front of me.’

‘Christian saved my life – he’s a hero.’

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