Many Push For Kendrick Castillo To Be In Garden Of Heroes

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Kendrick Castillo died a hero, and now he’s under consideration to be featured in the National Garden of American Heroes. That’s because of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, who recently submitted Castillo’s name for the Trump Administration’s planned statue garden.

Castillo was killed last year when he moved to try to stop two student shooters inside STEM School Highlands Ranch, where he was nearing the end of his senior year. A few other students also tried to stop the violence, and some were injured, but only Castillo lost his life. His classmates say that if it wasn’t for his actions, lots more students might have been hurt.

“This young man saw danger and immediately solved the problem. … We’re told that he lunged at the shooter and grabbed the gun because he had this instinct,” Commissioner Lora Thomas said.

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