'Died a hero': Wounded Naval Academy graduate helped stop attack at Florida base

A recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy killed by the shooter at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida is being hailed a hero for helping authorities stop the attack on Friday.

Gravely wounded, Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, was able to give a description of the shooter to first responders, which helped them confront him and end the deadly mass shooting. “Joshua Kaleb Watson saved countless lives today with his own,” his brother Adam said, according to the Pensacola News Journal. “After being shot multiple times, he made it outside and told the first response team where the shooter was, and those details were invaluable. He died a hero, and we are beyond proud, but there is a hole in our hearts that can never be filled.”