Gazzani believes he survived due to the efforts of two childhood friends Dvir Benesh and Shai Gino, who happened to be passing by and whose Israeli military training kicked in as they put pressure on Gazzani’s wounds until paramedics arrived.
The three men first reunited days after the shooting when Gazzani was released from the hospital and his parents came to San Diego to drive him back home.
After Gazzani was shot, he vowed to host the two men who saved his life in his hometown in New Jersey, so on the 4th of July weekend, the Gazzani family, Benesh and Gino all reunited in Seaside Park, NJ. They also spent a couple days in New York City.
On their first night in town, their lives were changed forever.
“Was shot once in the arm here through the tricep, into the forearm, and then once in the back into the chest,” Gazzani said. Vincent “Vinny” Gazzani was one of five people shot when a gunman randomly opened fire on people in the Gaslamp District of San Diego on April 22. He shares his story of survival.
Around 10:30 p.m., the friends had just eaten at Gaslamp Pizza and were heading back to the Hilton San Diego Bayfront to get a good night sleep for an early tee time the next morning.
Former Israeli army soldiers helped save Gaslamp shooting victim
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - On Monday, ABC 10News spoke to the medics who are credited with saving the life of one of the men who was injured during last week s shooting in the Gaslamp Quarter.
A valet attendant was killed. Three tourists and a San Diegan were injured before police captured the gunman. We saw the guy shooting at the people. We just took a few steps back. We didn t know what was going on, said Shai Gino. He and Dvir Benesh are former soldiers who served in the Israeli army and now live in San Diego where they work as home remodelers. They re in their mid-20s.