A teen who was killed in a Kentucky school shooting called her mother as she was dying.
Bailey Holt, 15, was among two students who were gunned down at Marshall County High School in Kentucky on Tuesday after another student opened fire. At least 18 others were hurt, officials said.
“We rushed to the high school, and they wouldn’t let us get through,” she said.
Then she knew something was wrong when she didn’t see her daughter on the buses that were used to take surviving students to another school.
“We waited and waited for her to get off the buses and she never did,” Secret Holt said. “The principal at North Marshal came and got me, and took us outside and we got in a cop car and they took us to the fire department and told us what had happened.”
She called Bailey a good kid who wanted to help others.
“Even though she was 15, she had already decided her career was going to be a labor and delivery nurse,” Secret Holt told the station. “She helped others ... she was just so kind-hearted and the most amazing kid anybody could ever ask for. Her smile could light up the room.”
Her father, Jason, described her as “perfect in every way.”
“She was an angel here on earth,” he added. “She was a perfect angel.”
Preston Ryan Cope was the other student who died.
A grand jury hasn’t yet formally charged the suspect with two counts of murder and multiple assault charges.
“Earlier today, I spoke with @GovMattBevin of Kentucky regarding yesterday’s shooting at Marshall County High School. My thoughts and prayers are with Bailey Holt, Preston Cope, their families, and all of the wounded victims who are in recovery. We are with you!” the president wrote.