nine people were injured, including mintz, who was shot five times. here s cnn s nick valencia joining me now for more details from mintz, who didn t necessarily want to do interviews, but did fashion a way to convey his message. social media, a lot of people use this forum to get social media out. he didn t want to be called a hero, he says that should be reserved for those first responders. and took to facebook to talk about how it started out as a normal day. he even thought about skipping class, and he was in class, joking with his teacher, when next door he heard that gunfire erupt. dispatch as many ambulances as possible. we have upwards of 20 victims. reporter: chilling new details in the oregon community college massacre, from shooting survivor, chris mintz, the army veteran who s been called a hero for protecting others. exchanged shots with him. he s in a classroom. reporter: in a facebook posting, mintz recalled the day he says started out as normal
not only of bernie sanders, but also joe biden, who if he gets in this race, is expected to also appeal to african-americans. all right, nia-malika henderson, thank you so much, in hoover, alabama. we ll check back in with you when hillary clinton takes to the stage. and you can catch jake tapper s one-on-one interview tomorrow on state of the union. and jake will also interview former republican presidential candidate mitt romney. it all starts tomorrow 9:00 a.m. eastern right here on cnn. we re also learning new details today from this month s campus massacre in oregon. the man who many called hero, chris mintz, is recalling what happened the day of the ho shooting, moment by moment. nine people were injured, including mintz, who was shot five times. cnn s nick valencia joining me now with more on his story. chris mintz did what a lot of people wish they had the courage to do when faced with extraordinary circumstances. he put aside his own safety to
it was a great response. we are very appreciative of that. fantastic on that quick response from those rescue and emergency workers. nick zernich, thanks so much. glad you are well and that no one else has been injured as a result. we are learning in you details today from this month s campus massacre in oregon. the man so many called a hiro, chris mintz, is recounting what happened the day of the shooting, moment by moment. eight students and one professor were killed in that rampage. nine people were injured, including mintz, who was shot five times. that was the picture of him you saw earlier. nick valencia has more. he is smiling, because it was a really close call. he realizes the gravity of all that happened. he stepped up when he needed to he has been called a hero. he doesn t want anything to do with that. he says the true heros are the