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chemgear · 12-14-2023, 10:28 PM

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...pree-1.7060086

B.C. woman killed while protecting son from mass shooter in Texas

Rahman, 24, was walking her one-year-old son, Ibrahim, in their new neighbourhood shortly after noon on Dec. 5 when the alleged gunman opened fire, killing her friend, Emmanuel Pop Ba, before her eyes. Rahman's husband, Ishraq Islam, told CBC News his wife watched as Ba was killed just outside their home.

Islam said his wife immediately fled with their son toward a neighbour's house, where she hid Ibrahim from the shooter's view.

"Sabrina, being unselfish and just having that mother instinct, she turned around," Islam said. "She saw some patio chairs. She guided the stroller with Ibrahim inside, behind the patio chairs, and barricaded him so he wasn't visible."

But Rahman soon came face to face with the gunman, Islam said, and was shot in the head. She collapsed a few feet away from their son, but the gunman didn't see Ibrahim and left the area, Islam said.

The family relocated to the state capital last year to work for Islam's family's real estate business, and had just moved into their new home the day before the shooting.

While Sabrina died weeks shy of her 25th birthday, Islam says their son is "going to grow up knowing how much of a hero his mom was."

12-14-2023, 10:28 PM	#2801
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...pree-1.7060086 B.C. woman killed while protecting son from mass shooter in Texas Rahman, 24, was walking her one-year-old son, Ibrahim, in their new neighbourhood shortly after noon on Dec. 5 when the alleged gunman opened fire, killing her friend, Emmanuel Pop Ba, before her eyes. Rahman's husband, Ishraq Islam, told CBC News his wife watched as Ba was killed just outside their home. Islam said his wife immediately fled with their son toward a neighbour's house, where she hid Ibrahim from the shooter's view. "Sabrina, being unselfish and just having that mother instinct, she turned around," Islam said. "She saw some patio chairs. She guided the stroller with Ibrahim inside, behind the patio chairs, and barricaded him so he wasn't visible." But Rahman soon came face to face with the gunman, Islam said, and was shot in the head. She collapsed a few feet away from their son, but the gunman didn't see Ibrahim and left the area, Islam said. The family relocated to the state capital last year to work for Islam's family's real estate business, and had just moved into their new home the day before the shooting. While Sabrina died weeks shy of her 25th birthday, Islam says their son is "going to grow up knowing how much of a hero his mom was."