"Where the gunman came in, we were going to sit right there," Rohrs told ABC News today. "God was definitely with us and watching over us. I just thank God we sat where we did and showed up late."
(When people say this, I wonder why God didn't watch over the rest, but read on)...
(When people say this, I wonder why God didn't watch over the rest, but read on)...
Fifteen minutes into the movie, Legarreta said, someone walked into the theater from the exit and threw something. Police now allege that James Holmes, 24, burst into the movie house and started shooting patrons, killing at least 12 and injuring at least 50.
Legarreta said that after seeing smoke and then hearing gunshots, she heard Rohrs yell for her to get on the ground.
"I threw my daughter on the floor," she said. "I just remember thinking my fiance has my son."
(Ah but she was wrong..read on..)
(Ah but she was wrong..read on..)
Legarreta said she was wounded in her leg as she stood to move between her daughter and the gun shots.
"It was headed toward my daughter," she said through tears today. "Had I not moved her -- I just moved her in front of me. ... I don't know what would happened to her."
(Sounds like a mom...read on)...
(Sounds like a mom...read on)...
Legarreta said she had shrapnel in her leg from the upper thigh to the ankle. While she was on the floor, she said, she could see her 4-month-old baby on the ground near the stairs. Legarreta said she did not know the whereabouts of Rohrs.
(What?)...
(What?)...
"At that point, I reached out and I grabbed him and pulled him in to me," she said. "I didn't even check my leg until we were out in the parking lot."
Rohrs, who had Ethan, said he jumped over the seat with the baby in his arms. He said he considered lying on the ground and playing dead but feared for his son's life.
"I'm trying to keep him low. ... And he's crying," Rohrs said. "People are running all over. I'm tripping and falling. I don't know if I laid him down or sat him down.
(4 month olds don't sit up, but read on)...
I'm wondering maybe there's more of them. [I'm thinking] 'He's crying and they're going to come get me.' I look up to see if I can run. I'm ducking, dodging, turning left, turning right. ... Every time you hear a gun shot, it's like 'Oh, I'm dead.'"
(4 month olds don't sit up, but read on)...
I'm wondering maybe there's more of them. [I'm thinking] 'He's crying and they're going to come get me.' I look up to see if I can run. I'm ducking, dodging, turning left, turning right. ... Every time you hear a gun shot, it's like 'Oh, I'm dead.'"
"I'm just disoriented after I put him down," Rohrs said. "I'm just waiting for me to hit the ground and fall down dead. You could see the gunfire and people are dropping."
He said he wondered where Ethan was but realized he could not go back to get him. Rohrs finally jumped over the balcony and ended up outside.
("realized he could not go back?" Why?)...
("realized he could not go back?" Why?)...
"It just felt like the worst thing ever because my son's still in there," he told ABC News. "My girlfriend is still in there. I'm out here. Who leaves their child there?"
(oh, I have a few answers for that)...
(oh, I have a few answers for that)...
He said Legarreta called him from another phone and he drove back to the theater. They were eventually taken to the hospital and released.
(he fucking drove away?!)....
(he fucking drove away?!)....
In an interview with ABC News, Legaretta said she just ran as fast as she could with the baby and her daughter when the gunshots stopped.
"[I just said] 'I'm not going to die in here. Me and my kids are not going to die in this building,'" she said. "I'm just happy that we got our kids out. It was so hard sitting in the hospital. ... Thinking of all the people that we saw. Hoping and praying that they got out."
Rohrs said the two took their children to the show because they figured they'd sleep through it.
"We just moved here from New Mexico," he said. "We have to go out. We have to do things. You don't think you're going to get shot. You're just living your life."
( And in his case, leaving his wife. Except they're not married yet. Now I've never been in a massacre, but I have been in the line of fire more than once and there's no fucking way I'd leave my baby. NONE. I respect you all a lot and often don't see things as others do, so please help me understand this by leaving your thoughts below).
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( And in his case, leaving his wife. Except they're not married yet. Now I've never been in a massacre, but I have been in the line of fire more than once and there's no fucking way I'd leave my baby. NONE. I respect you all a lot and often don't see things as others do, so please help me understand this by leaving your thoughts below).
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19 comments:
As it is, I am sicken over this entire story, it is heartbreaking. But now, to read your post about this "father" who not only left his family/child/children inside, but drove away!!!!!!!!!!! I am devastated about this. In my eyes, he is fucking coward and doesn't deserve to be called a father. He drove away!!!!!!!!!!????!!!!
That's what I think, Roe. I don't want to judge harshly, but can't comprehend it and he says it himself, "My son's still in there...My girlfriend's still in there. I'm out here...Who leaves their child?". Someone who puts their own life ahead of their child. Wonder how he'd feel if they didn't get out. When the shock wears off, I hope this girl takes a long look at the man she's with.
That is absolutely shocking. I know that whenever I've been in a dangerous situation, the first thing I did was to check that my child was with me and then instinctively, shielded him with my body.
No I cant for one moment understand why he did what he did...NEVER!
Well Lily, I really appreciate your opinion. Having lived through what I have, I never know if my reaction is overboard, so it really helps to hear what others think. Thank you.
My brother just told me about this. At first, I was angry just that someone would take their children to a midnight showing, but I have nieces that I care for, and I would be unable to leave them with anyone if I wanted to watch a movie. I don't have the money for a sitter, and people aren't exactly thrilled to look after children for free.
While my nieces are not my children, it's as if they are, and there is no way I could leave them behind to possibly die. A few weeks ago, we were out in a dangerous neighborhood when I heard what I thought was a gunshot. I scooped them up, and ran like the wind. I'll never know if it was a gunshot, and I don't care. I did what I had to do.
THE WHOLE THING IS GUT WRENCHING THE POOR INNOCENT FAMILIES. BUT... AND I GET NOT HAVING A SITTER. WHY WOULD YOU NOT DO THE BASIC PARENTAL INSTINCT AND PUT YOUR LIFE UP FOR YOUR CHILDS?
Nellie, I feel most people would have the same reaction. To protect the child, or if worse, stay and die with the child. I can't imagine doing what he did or her staying with him afterward, Years ago I was in a high speed chase and was struck head on. I was knocked unconscious after breaking the windshield with my head. The driver tried to climb out the window and leave me there. And I thought that was bad. Who leaves their baby?
I am stunned and have Nothing good to say about that guy except coward! It was a horrible tragedy and panic disorients a person BUT OMG how could he just run off to save himself first and leave the baby behind?!! And his girlfriend and little girl too?! Sickening!! That woman saved her children, she was a mother first, that guy is worse than pathetic!!!
@NellieVaughn: Me too. I don't understand why they would take such small children to a midnight showing of Batman. I feel badly thinking that in light of the tragedy, but I did have that thought immediately. The woman said in an interview that he proposed to her at the hospital after the whole thing happened and she thought about not being able to live her life without him and so she said yes. I hope she really thinks it over with a clear head, because it seems like he might have been able to live his without them. I don't want to judge, since I've never been involved in such a horrific set of circumstances, but what a coward. I didn't know that he drove away. How could he drive away and leave them there??? Wow. Just wow.
This "father" in the interview is a joke! Seems to me that he is no better than the jerkface doing the shooting. I hope and pray that this woman does not marry this fool, and that as soon as the shock of everything is gone, she gets her smarts and leaves his ass. Ugh. Makes me sick. I am a news junkie, but sadly (or maybe not) I have yet to see any real news about any of this. I have been too busy to watch the news the last few days, and I actually found out about this tragedy from a blog...either way, I just can not understand what in the world would make someone go batshit crazy like this and destroy so many lives. My thoughts and prayers are will all of the families, and of course hoping this young mother does not stay with this idiot of a man.
Now....YOU, in a highspeed chase? Sounds like an interesting blog. Thank God you are alive and well today!
Yes, Janice, I might lie him on the floor and then cover him with my body. Or put him under a seat, but I couldn't drive away. It makes me want to puke.
Nice posting and while I too don't want to judge his actions either, I still cannot understand why he would drive away and leave his family there and he really had no reasons why his doing so made any sense and agree, most ppl would protect their family. :/
JerseyLIl, I guess we don't know why he did it, but apparently, now they're engaged. She's got to snap out of this and see what really happened. It sounds like the kids will never be safe alone with him, if there were a fire or some other emergency. I'm stunned.
I think it's horrific what he did, and she is crazy for staying with him. She needs to take a hard look at this man. It's just natural (isn't it?) to want to protect your children!!! What makes this story even worse is that he TOLD THE MEDIA WHAT HE DID!!!! OMG! What a loser!
CrazyMama, I sure hope she just said yes in a moment of high emotion and rethinks this!! That guy has proven when the going gets tough...he’s gone!! They will never safe with him, you are right! I am stunned too!!
I know Robin, I was thinking that too.
I saw these two on the news but didn't watch the interview. Like others, I was shocked that babies and small children were in the theatre. I raised three sons and understand there are times when a sitter isn't possible. Personally, I wouldn't have made the choice to take them. It's an inappropriate environment.
That being said, if I were in her shoes today...that sorry excuse for a man would be history. Put down my baby and ran off ? Then drove away? He'd wish he had kept driving when I got a hold of him.
Disgusting.
There are no words to adequately describe how I feel about this article.
NO WORDS.
Wow! Isn't it scary to think that their are people walking around that would actually do something like this? He straight leaves his helpless infant in a flippin' massacre. Really? I would like to punch this person and then put him away somewhere because honestly this guy could be a serious threat to someone if he ever decides to be a criminal. He doesn't care about his own kid, I'm thinkin' the general public would just be ass out. Scary we have to share the same air.
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