lots of screaming. lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they owned the place. panicked moms protecting their kids. i just kepting telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. kids forced to protect one another. you grabbed your brother. yeah, and just run. from out of the blue a hero. she starts running. could he rescue the very smallest of victims? when portia got up and ran, did you have a moment where you thought, oh, my god? hello and welcome to dateline. new ton, orlando, las vegas. it seems like mass shootings have become all too frequent in the u.s. and overseas at a mall in nairobi, kenya, masked assailants carried out an even deadlier attack. it was an otherwise normal saturday afternoon of shopping, but gunman turned it into a scene of bedlam and bloodshed. but what also emerged were remarkable stories of courage and survival. here s kate snow. it s the modern day town square, a gathering place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating
no, but i did see someone close the gate to where we where and it seemed like they were trying to shoot through it and throw grenades to blow it up but it never got through. you heard a lot of loud sounds. yeah. yikes. you said you were back there how long? 3 1/2 hours. you thought about it a little bit, yeah. but when you were there, i know if it were me, i would have been really, really scared. prosecutor you pretty, pretty scared? all my brother and me did was just pray for our family and just laid there. reporter: they lay there and listened. and every once in a while we d hear gunfire, grenade sounds and at one point these people came in saying we re the police. it s okay. reporter: the gunfire the walton boys had been hearing briefly paused and those voices identifying themselves as police were encouraging people to come out. around him blez heard people start moving. they walked out and then about 15 seconds later you just
when you were there, i know if it were me i would ve been really really scared. were you pretty pretty scared? my brother and me prayed for our family and just laid there. they lay their and listened. and every once in a while we would hear gunfire, grenade sounds. and at one point, these people came and said were the police. it s okay. the gunfire the walton boys had been hearing briefly pause. those voices identifying themselves as police were encouraging people to come out. around him, blaise heard people start moving. they walked out and in about 15 seconds you just heard loud machine gunfire for about 30 seconds. and then it was just quiet. so it was the bad guys luring them out? so you stayed where you were. yeah, the lady we were with she told us what to do every step of the way. without her i think me and my brother would ve gone out with
there how long? three and a half hours. you thought about it a little bit? when you were there i, know if it were me i would ve been really really scared. were you pretty pretty scared? my brother and me prayed for a war family and just laid there. they lay their and listened. and every once in a while we would hear gunfire, grenade sounds. and at one point, these people came and said were the police. it s okay. the gunfire the walton boys had been hearing briefly pause. those voices identifying themselves as police were encouraging people to come out. around him, blaise heard people start moving. they walked out and in about 15 seconds you just heard loud machine gunfire for about 30 seconds. and then it was just quiet. so it was the bad guys luring them out? so you stayed where you were. yeah, the lady we were with
were you scared. all my brother and me did was pray for our family and just laid there. they lay there and listened. and every once in a while we d hear gunfire, grenade sounds and at one point these people came in saying we re the police. it s okay. the gunfire the walton boys had been hearing briefly paused and those voices identifying themselves as police were encouraging people to come out. around him he heard people start moving. they walked out and then about 15 seconds later you just heard loud machine gunfire for 30 seconds and then it just was quiet. do you think it was the bad guys luring them out? yes. you did the right thing by staying where you were. the lady we were with told us what to do and without her i think my brother and i would have gone out with that crowd. the boys were holed up in that back room when police were