Andre and Jordan Anchondo dropped their 5-year-old daughter off at cheer practice as they did every Saturday, then, with their 2-month old, Paul Gilbert in tow, they headed to Walmart to buy their daughter school supplies.
When shots rang out at the hands of an alleged white supremacist, Jordan, 24, reportedly used her own body to shield her son, while Andre, 23, is believed to have jumped in front of his wife to protect her. The couple, which celebrated their first anniversary on July 30, did not survive. Baby Paul, named for Jordan’s father, broke several fingers when he and his mother fell but is recovering with relatives. In addition to his 5-year-old sister, Baby Paul also has a 2-year-old sister.
The account of what happened to the Anchondos during a murderous rampage in which 22 people were killed in an El Paso, Texas Walmart on Saturday was posted on a GoFundMe page started by Jordan’s aunt, Elizabeth Terry. At the time of this writing, more than $20,000 has already been raised. Andre’s relatives have also created a separate crowd-funding account, which – at the time of this writing – has topped $70,000.
On her GoFundMe page, Terry said texts began flying between family members when they could not reach the couple several hours after the shooting.
“After that our most dreaded fears came true,” Terry…
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