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A student shot 5 times while protecting his classmates during the Parkland school shooting finally got out of the hospital

Published by Business Insider on Thu, 05 Apr 2018


Anthony Borges, who was shot five times while shielding his fellow classmates with his body during the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has finally been released from the hospital. Borges is the last of the injured to be discharged, nearly two months after the devastating school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.The teen has undergone nine surgeries and hasraised over $800,000 on his GoFundMe page.A student who was shot five times while shielding his fellow classmates with his body during the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has finally been released from the hospital.Fifteen-year-old Anthony Borgesbarricaded a classroom door with his bodywhile gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school in Parkland, Florida. Borges was shot through door. Seventeen others died that day.Broward Health Medical Center confirmed to NPR that Borges was the last of the wounded to be discharged.BorgestoldNBCs Today showthat he thought he was "going to die," but said now he "feels good."The teen was one of the most gravely injured in the massacre, with one bullet shattering his thigh bone and another entering his back, according to his GoFundMe page. He has undergone nine surgeries andhad parts of his lung removed. Bullets came close to piercing his liver, according to NBC News.His GoFundMe campaign has raised over $800,000 to date.Anthonys attorney,Alex Arreaza, told The Washington Post that the teen was "in good spirits" but cannot speak for long periods of time without becoming winded."Hes a little shell shocked right now," Arreaza told The Post, and added thatthe teenwill need physical therapy and may need to be treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.Arreaza said the teen is just "happy hes home," and is "smiling a lot more.SEE ALSO:Here are the laws that student gun-control activists from Parkland actually want to passJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: 3 reasons why North and South Korean reunification is unlikely
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