Gets his ankle blown off, survives a massacre, and is now studying to become an EMT in order to save people's lives from traumatic injuries. What an amazing guy! His life honors the memory of every single victim killed that day.

The way his face lit up when he mentioned that he was in school to become an EMT/paramedic. What a hero. I hope he heals from this traumatic incident.

KYLE LAMAN that should’ve been the name used in this title. His testimony was so vivid. I can’t even begin to possibly fathom seeing what he saw living what he went through. I hope he can heal from this trauma and I wish him so much peace and happiness he’s so brave to become an EMT. I literally want to cry right now.

This is gutting. When he said he told his friend “we’re gonna die” I got chills. So traumatizing. And hearing him say he saw lots of bodies in the hallway. I cannot imagine what it’s like to have to talk about it. I really hope he’s taking care of himself.

He ran down 3 flights of stairs on an ankle that was busted up by a bullet and survives I have respect for this young man. To relive that day, I felt his pain not to mention he is sitting right there in the same room as the monster who shot him. I wish him all the happiness and good fortune in his life.

I lived like three houses from Kyle. I still have the video from when they brought him home, all the cops and paramedics lined up the street. I remember seeing his foot and him telling my wife & I the story of him making eye contact with shooter. My prayers will always be with him and his family. All I remember is how happppy his parents were to have him home. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Stupid title. You put the name of the shooter but not the victim. Absolute disrespect

This young man,like many other people,are walking proof that past trauma is not a valid excuse to hurt other people.

It kills my heart watching these testimonies from the kids. You can see how traumatized they are talking about this incident. Like you can see the anxiety on his face. I could NOT even begin to imagine.

I feel for this young man. You could see the stress all over his face when having to re-live the events of that day. And the adrenaline that must have been pumping through his body at the time made it possible for him to run on a shattered ankle and save his own life. And now he's going to save countless other lives. He's a credit to his parents and a voice to those lost that day. I hope shooter gets served some prison justice and is afraid every day of his life.

I love that he just said "the shooter" instead of a name. Excellent!! Don't give him the satisfaction. I'm in awe of this young man.

The looks on all of the parents faces when the camera pans to them and the breaks in this young man's voice as he tells about being shot at is totally heartbreaking. I have one son that is 13 he's my only child and this is one of my fears.

I think this is where the lack of understanding comes from, people don't realize that there weren't only 17 victims. Everyone in that freshman building is traumatized for life and now they have to retell their trauma to an audience. It is devastating. I hope they're all getting therapy & have a good support system.

To have the courage to run into a hallway where it’s only you and the murderer, while everyone else is far too scared, rightfully so, to even move…is the biggest example of courage I have ever seen. What a man. Fearless beyond measure.

Kyle, I dunno if you will ever see this, but you are a great human being for taking on that courage in such a situation and for becoming an EMT! Your family must be proud of you I hope! Glad to see people like you and all the survivors of this monstrous tragedy be here, telling your unfortunate stories of such tragedy and horror! Brave, bold souls all of you!!!

I seen the picture of his ankle & I’m actually surprised that it didn’t get amputated. I’m also shocked at the fact that he was able to run out of the school because how his ankle looked. When your adrenaline is racing anything is possible! it was definitely a blessing. I also seen that it is healing pretty well! GOD BLESS HIM 🙏🏽

Near the end of the video you can see him unflex his hand and you can see how scared he is from how much he’s shaking. He still remains to explain so calmly about the horrific experience. What a very brave young man as-well as with he rest of the students and teachers that day. I couldn’t imagine the trauma they will all go through from one selfish idiot callousness.

Anyone who was in that building that day, no doubt has PTSD. I can't imagine how terrifying and traumatic that must have been, then to testify in court where the perp is, to retell their story is incredibly brave. This young man wanting to be an EMT to help others speaks massive volumes to his character. God bless him and every victim alive and passed on!

This kid was literally born with a purpose. He didn’t choose it, but it’s clear how bad the world needs him, and I bet he can feel it. *His life will be beautiful.*

I’d like to give this young man a hug and tell him how proud I am of him. He doesn’t know me but I was in the Aurora theater shooting in Colorado with James Holmes and something like this is hard to get through. I hope he’s getting counseling because life was never the same for me after that. He’s a good kid.

As I watch this, I am in tears. You can tell, as this young man recounts what happened to him on that horrific day, that he is having trouble reliving his experience. No child should EVER have to go through this. My heart grieves for the thousands of kids whose lives have been taken and the thousands of others who have had life altering mental and physical injuries. When are Americans going to wake up and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH?😭🤬

My heart goes out to this young man and his family and all the victims of this incredibly tragic day

For those who don’t know. An off duty police officer encountered Kyle on the football field and was able to assist in treating his wounds after getting him to safety. Kyle is a fighter and definitely was able to fight to survive on his own. However, I did want to highlight the actions of the officer

Oh my lordy, this young man reminds me so much of my son. A big, gentle Teddy bear of a kid. Absolutely tragic. Life is a gift. Kudos to all these survivors, my heart goes out to them and all the victims and the families. THEY are the important ones, not that despicable shooter. Kyle Laman, best wishes for you in the future.

You can tell he's struggling emotionally while recalling the events of that day, it's so traumatizing, and yet he's really trying to hold it together. Commendable that's he's training to be a paramedic, and I hope is able to heal emotionally from all this.

The man in the checkered tie ( seated in the courtroom) is the police officer who found him and took him to safety. Heartbreaking yet heartwarming knowing the compassion of strangers in that horrific moment.

People can go through such traumatic points in their life and use that hurt and experience to do something to help others that go through what they did. He is going to be an incredible EMT. Glad he was okay, but I can't imagine what he felt realizing that he was okay and his classmates weren't.

This young man is a miracle, his life has been shattered, his ankle blown away, his mind eaten alive with terrifying memories... but he is alive and I sincerely wish him a full recovery and learn to live and enjoy life again... All the best to this remarkable strong and brave man!!!

My heart goes out to these young people that testify about that awful incident, especially with the shooter sitting right there in the room. They have to re-live the horror of that day and deal with survivor guilt. I really admire this young man. He survived and now wants to be able to help others. Who could be more compassionate as a first responder than someone who has been through this?

I've spent the last few days watching every video I can, every victim statement, every testimony. Even though it's extremely hard for me to hear these things, I cry so much, I feel it's important for me to see the reality of what's happening to our country. What's the world coming to? How does this keep being allowed to happen?

Good luck to this young man, he has PTSD you can see. Going to be a paramedic takes guts and courage and faith in humanity. God bless him. I did Army, then paramedic for 6yrs then Police for 12, I now have PTSD , its part of the job, you think its gone, but it never goes . He's a brave man to go through this again. This makes me cry.

When he described his ankle being blown off like just not really caring at first but then feeling the watery stinging sensation it sent me chills. I remember suffering a cut and bleeding alot at some point, the pain isn't scary but just seeing the blood come out so fast and the worry of dying is an indescribable fear.

No child should ever have to say “we’re gonna die” so heart wrenching. I pray that God gives everyone effected, a sense of peace, and the strength to live long, healthy, prosperous lives.

His resilience is inspiring. I don’t even know his name but I feel proud of him for being able to give his testimony in front of the shooter. Its touching that he wants to be a EMT and help save lives. I just wanna give him a hug and let him know how brave he is. I hope he knows how brave he truly is.

My heart breaks for him, you can see the trauma radiating throughout his whole body. He's tense, shaking, his mind is racing. They will carry this their whole lives. So many lives were affected forever.

Absolutely heartbreaking. How strong is he, he wasn’t even sure he’d be able to walk again but still had to the power to run out after being shot in the ankle? How is that possible. I wouldn’t have his strength

Poor kid. My heart goes out to him and all victims of this horrific tragedy.

A true hero! So sorry for your lifelong pain from this massacre ALL of our hearts and prayers go out to you all. You’re an amazing guy with a long career in the helping people business. God bless!

I was a Medic for 20 years for AMR Las Vegas,This Young man put me in tears... I can say you are one of my heros in my life. I know you will be a great natural Medic, I really mean it....I am so thankful you survived. It is not often I actually cry, but this seriously put me into tears, including the complete solice of the people in the room with such strong quiet respect for listening to his words...He gave life to a horrific unimaginable event......God Bless every single victim of that day, who was murdered, who like he was very injured, and others who bare witness to it all...God Bless to all the families of all children attending that school...... I will end this though again with saying, YOU WILL BE A GREAT MEDIC, PLEASE REALIZE MANY WRONG DOINGS CAN NEVER BE MADE RIGHT, THIS TRAGEDY IS ONE...DO NOT LET YOUR GUILT OF MAKING IT OUT ALIVE HOLD YOU BACK EVER YOUNG MAN.....I BELIEVE YOU ARE A HERO FOR MANY, AND YES YOU SO DESERVE TO BE ALIVE, SO DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH QUESTIONING WHY........GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS.. FROM , AMR MEDIC 2191

I’m so sorry for everyone who had to live through this and now with this. My prayers are with you all.

he is so strong. bro ran after explaining how it looked like his ankle “blown off.” i know his life won’t ever be the same after that but I’m happy he’s studying to be an EMT and I’m happy he is living on. my heart goes out to him and everyone else effected by this horrible event.

He’s such a brave young man. I hope he becomes and amazing EMT. This horrible thing he and all the others went through is something you wouldn’t wish on your worse enemy. Bless each one of them.

I saw the picture of his ankle on Instagram. How he managed to run out of the building with a completely shattered ankle blown out is just incredible. Adrenaline really is a hell of a drug. Glad he made it out and that he's getting stronger every day, physically and metaphorically. I bet he was anxious beyond belief up on the stand but seeing him crack his knuckles and stare down the coward who shot him must have been so cathartic. Brave man, bravo

you can tell that it’s all replaying back in his head and it’s hard for him to tell the story again. i’m so sorry that this ever happened to any of you guys.

What an incredible guy. I hope he recovers physically and mentally. Super inspiring man

Such an remarkable young man. To survive something so horrific and then become an EMT. Bravo. I wish you the absolute best

I've watched this case, every witness. it's as if the victims parents, and loved ones are living their lives but at the same time they are frozen in time on that day the shootings happened. I have never seen such sadness. My heart goes out to all the people who suffered such great losses. The 14 young victims had lives to live. The 3 adults, same thing. This trial has sort of put me in that day and what it was like for so many. the trauma was profound and the sadness is still very much alive in the hearts and minds of so many. The violent acts of NC were unmerciful that day. Things I've learned from this trial are hard to believe and unacceptable and unexcusable. All the people involved with NC as a child and teenager regarding his behavior dropped the ball. There were so many professional people who are trained to recognize troubled kids and take action, yet none did. He may be a troubled person, maybe even broken, but he knew right from wrong. I believe there is a special place for people who die horribly. I believe God takes care of them. There is never complete closure. There will never be a day, when we as a society, will say, it's all gonna be ok.

I can’t even convey the amount of respect and admiration I have for this guy

Seeing that boy shake uncontrollably breaks my heart into a million pieces. He is so strong!!! My heart hurts so much for all the victims.

It’s heart breaking to see him shaking like that. No one should have to live through that.

This is so sad listening to these stores. Such young people witnessing such extreme senseless horror. This is worse than war stories, because you expect this in a war situation. These young people were just in school like most of us have been when their lives changed forever. My heart goes out to all these victims and their families.

Im so glad that you’re alive Kyle even if we don’t know each other, it means a lot to me that you’re here with us

Breaks my heart that this young man has to live with such traumatic memories and can never shake it with his scars he has to see every day. It was so pointless and evil. So many kids like him have to live with these gruesome memories they experienced and try to move forward carrying this heavy burden in their souls.

Wow. He was running with an obliterated ankle that he ended up needing 5 surgeries for??? The fact that he survived is unbelievable. What a courageous man, I can’t even imagine.

The fact that he is able to feel comfortable enough to talk while in the same room as the guy that inflicted this trauma on him is beyond me. I know that he’s safe and if nickolas even tried to stand he’d get tackled but it’s pretty incredible

he was an amazing witness. it’s unfortunate he and everyone else had to go through that, but he’s helping more than he could know.

Precious soul he is!!! Thank God he survived and is in school to save others. What a hero!

The trauma that kid has is just heart breaking. I hope he's getting the support he needs

I’m so sorry you went through this. Hope you live a good life. God bless you.

brave brave young man. wish him nothing but the best in life. this whole situation was and will always be heartbreaking

These kids who were victimized are quite inspiring. They ALL have continued school and moved on with their lives.

What a strong man, and he’s healing gracefully and growing, to reaching his goals, and studying, and becoming something in life, despite all he been through and the severe trauma he endured this day, like all the victims are strong, dead or alive, and mainly the ones who are alive to defend and retell their sides and perspectives, so everyone can get more justice, is just so touching and beautiful. Plus, imagine having trauma before, past trauma, and encountering this, but have so much courage to speak about your ptsd, and what happened to you.

Looking at all the victims in the courtroom and the unimaginable pain they're suffering after losing their child in this senseless shooting, tears me up and also makes me so angry for the decision Cruz made that day of February 14, 2018. All those who lost their lives and had their future snatched away from them, Rest In Paradise Sweet Angels. I Pray for your JUSTICE.😣

This is a horrific account. My heart goes out to those kids and parents and everyone in the courtroom who has to sit there and relive this.

7:53 you can see how stressed he was and his hands were shaking I’m so sorry this happened rest in peace to all☹️🕊️🪦💔

What an amazing young man. If you’re reading this, I know youre going to be successful. Stay strong, but try not to mistake vulnerability for weakness. You’ve got this, my dude.

You can see while he's giving his testimony he has quick flashbacks and then he comes back to reality and you see his eyes change when he comes back. Most people probably don't notice this unless they too have ptsd or dissociative episodes. Sometimes the episodes people experience last a few seconds, other times it's minutes and in less often cases hours. As someone who also experience flash backs and dissociative episodes my heart goes out to this kid.

Genuine kid caught in one of the worst situations of his life. I hope he can mentally recover from it all and move on to have a good career as a paramedic/ firefighter/ ER tech, etc. and have everything he dreams of

He is clearly still carrying a lot of trauma from this terrifying experience. I hope he is able to heal. He deserves all respect. I wish him the best.

Kyle is showing signs of PTSD. My heart goes out to him-prayers for his recovery.

Hearing this and seeing him speak of such acts he and his friends experienced puts knots in my stomach and will forever remain with me what he said.

This young man was just a kid when it happened… He is tortured, but turned that into a positive. He chose to educate himself and become a first responder. I hope his career is cathartic and helpful. ♥️

This guy was literally running through a flurry of bullets. Not even an adult and already experienced warfare. What a brave soul.

It sucks seeing such a young person talking about such traumas

Rest easy all the beautiful souls that were taken that day. And to the survivors I pray for your healing.

God bless this young man. He’s an absolute inspiration and gives me hope for humanity ❤

I hope someone reminds Kyle every day or every time he has doubts, that his experience was not his fault. What an incredibly brave man.

This poor kid clearly is traumatized having to relive this experience. The horrific ptsd these kids must suffer through breaks my heart .

As a GSW survivor myself, this kids emotions are exactly what to expect from a real trauma survivor. If you’re reading this…our whole community is standing behind you. Your testimony exemplifies your heroism.

Gosh I wish I could hug all the pain and suffering away from every single person who had to endure this! This young man is extraordinary … I can’t imagine the trauma he as well as everyone else has to deal with every single day 😭

I wish the very best to this brave young man. I hope he continues and succeeds in his endeavors and is able to move on from this horror. I pray for him as well as all involved but he and his testimony especially touched me. I hope he has continued support moving forward.

This hurts my soul that there are such sick people in the world. What a brave person this young man is.

Very painful to hear and see Kyle relive this. His anguish shows. Wishing him well

He seems like a solid guy, seeing his hands shake like that hits me hard. Makes me upset so many people are going through this.

He looks like his PTSD set in when the date was stated. I pray for his peace mentally, emotionally, and physically.

You can clearly see the PTSD kicking in and out of this young man, i pray for the victims and their families

It truly tears at my soul knowing that EVERY DAY, people all around the world are going to experience things just as horrific as this shooting. At any given point in time, there are so many people actively suffering the worst physical and emotional pain one can imagine. Whether that be a random act of violence, a war scene, a natural disaster, or accident that takes innocent lives and scars the survivors. And that knowledge horrifies and depresses me. My only comfort is knowing that humans can be resilient, and can come out of these tragedies with resolve, as changed persons with more empathy and love in their hearts than seemingly possible for such a situation's survivor. And it really does make me think that of all the forces in the Universe, love just may be the most potent and important of all.

My mind cannot fathom the fear this boy endured. But oh what a brave soul he is. May God be with our children.

I just watched the other video of Victoria Gonzalez's testimony where she was wearing Joaquin Oliver's shirt. Her testimony, like this one, is very powerful. He was shaking and you can tell this was a horrible moment for him to recall. I hope everyone involved in this shooting is doing better.

That testimony was so vivid. Can’t imagine what he went through. Truly my worst fear.

Bless his heart. he will make a very good EMT because he has compassion and KNOWS what it is like to be injured and scared. It's a great thing he chose a career that SAVES lives.

VERY remarkable and brave young man. He did a great job on the stand, and his parents raised a great person. I wish I had the courage he possesses.

What an incredible person that he now wants to help others after he went through this horrific event. I hope the rest of his life is beautiful ❤️

He ran even with his ankle blown off!? That’s insane, I can’t even stub my toe without rolling around on the floors. Props to this man big time!

It’s literally unreal that he is alive. Sometimes we are born with ability’s that we don’t know we have or may never know we have until we are put in situations like this. We don’t know why we are able to handle or make choices and why some aren’t able to do the same. He should have never been able to leave that cut out with the way his ankle was and I believe had all 3 boys tried to leave at the same time they all wouldn’t have made it either especially considering he had to hide and wait for another moment to go through the exit and finally get to safety. I’m glad he is going into the medical field he’s going to be a wonderful EMT.

My heart is racing just listening to this testimony, can you imagine having this actually happen to you!?? My heart is so heavy for everyone involved, living and passed away, in this. That gunman doesn’t deserve to see light of day ever ever again.

He seems like the sweetest person and I hope the best for him

The fact that he was running for his life while his ankle was blown off, the fear and adrenaline masked the pain. That poor kid jesus christ

This poor kid. My heart goes out to him. As a mother of a young man, our children should feel safe at school. Parents shouldnt worry if they might not see their baby after theyre off to school🤦‍♀️😭

This is still very difficult for him to talk about, you can tell, the very fact that all these young people have been put in positions to have to talk about “bodies”- so surreal….. what brave souls all these kids were….God bless you all ❤️