JAN. 8 ANNIVERSARY: Rep. Hernandez talks about decade following shooting
JAN. 8 ANNIVERSARY: Rep. Hernandez talks about decade following shooting By Wendi Redman | January 8, 2021 at 4:48 PM MST - Updated January 8 at 6:37 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - One Jan. 8 survivor said that day solidified his future in serving the Tucson community.
“I still vividly remember the first kind of shots. At first I thought maybe it’s fireworks,” said state Rep. Daniel Hernandez.
Hernandez was interning for Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords at the time of the shooting. He was helping to sign people up who wanted to speak with the congresswoman.
At that moment, he reacted.