‘Brave’ 10-Year-Old Girl Hailed a ‘Hero’ for Saving 3-Year-Old at Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a mass shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California on July 28, 2019. Chris Smead/Reuters

Witnesses of California’s Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting say a 10-year-old girl saved a 3-year-old boy from harm after the gunman wounded the toddler’s parents.

Candice Marquez told The Associated Press on Monday, July 29, that she was working a stand with Cheryl Low when they stepped away to use a restroom.