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
heard loud machine gunfire for about 30 seconds and then it just was quiet. so 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 every step of the way. without her i think my brother and i would have gone out with that crowd. so thanks to her we re still alive. reporter: the walton boys were holed up in that back room when police were able to break down a door and get people out. this security camera shows the chaos in the crowd after being released. look closely. there s blez in his red shirt and ian with his backpack free after 3 1/2 hours of being trapped. relief washed over philip walton when he saw his boys in the image his friends sent him. at least his sons were okay. i remember thinking at that time, at least i won t be alone. you know, i remember thinking, you know, however horrific this
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
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