El Paso shooting victim died protecting her 2-month-old newborn from gunfire

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A woman who was killed in Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, shielded her 2-month-old baby from gunfire and thereby saved his life, the woman’s sister told the Associated Press.

Jordan Anchondo, 25, was one of 20 people who died after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the Cielo Vista shopping mall. Anchondo was purchasing back-to-school supplies when the shooting began. Police said 26 others were injured in the attack.

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