Amid a Plague of Shootings, Bystanders Become Heroes


A memorial outside Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., where a gunman killed 11 people. He was not stopped until an employee at a second dance studio fought back against him.Credit...Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times
Civilians, armed or not, have put their bodies on the line to end mass shootings. But in a nation trained to “Run, Hide, Fight,” many say it…
This story appeared on nytimes.com, 2023-01-25.