School Shooting Survivor Finds Purpose in Trauma: Kyler Erickson

Kyler Erickson speaks at the 13th annual SafeSchools Conference in Garden Grove, Calif., on July 13, 2022. Carol Cassis/The Epoch Times

Before a fateful January day in 2011, high school student Kyler Erickson decided that he wanted to be remembered for his excellence in basketball.

However, after surviving the Millard South High School shooting in Omaha, Nebraska, that occurred just mere feet from his room, Erickson spent years battling PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and depression.