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Texas School Shooting Victims Killed Attempting to Ward Off Gunman

At least two of the student victims of a mass shooting at a Texas high school tried to block the advance of a gunman and were killed when he shot through the doors. A classmate of one of the 10 people killed at a Texas high school says Chris Stone and other students tried to barricade the door to their art classroom. Christian Riley Garcia's pastor says the 15-year-old student used his body to keep a closet door closed within the room. Eight of the 10 people fatally shot Friday...

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