Connecticut Shooting: Hero Teacher Died Saving Students

Victoria Soto, 27, was killed when she used her own body to shield her pupils. Miss Soto died in a hail of bullets but is thought to have saved the lives of at least some children. “She put herself between the gunman and the children and that's when

This is Victoria “Vicki” Soto, 27. She was a first grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. On Friday the 14th, when she heard the first gunshots of the rampage coming from nearby, she managed to

Victoria Soto, 27, died at the hands of gunman Adam Lanza on Dec. 14 after she sacrificed her life to save her students. She's a hero. A young teacher, Victoria Soto, saved as many of her first grade students as she could on Friday Dec. 14 when she

article-2248477-1685FAA2000005DC-486_634x411 She threw herself in front of the gunman to save her students: Astonishing story of the brave teacher who died protecting children from 'deeply disturbed' killer. Victoria

A young teacher, Victoria Soto, saved as many of her first grade students as she could on Friday Dec. 14 when she threw her body in front of masked gunman Adam Lanza. The 27-year-old teacher died after getting shot.