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Man helped guide shoppers out of mall during shooting

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    Witness describes scene in Macy's when gunman opened fire on floor above

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I was getting back to our story now that -- is so awfully compelling today the deadly shooting at them all that happened.

Late yesterday afternoon and -- West Coast time in Portland Oregon yesterday we've got some new reaction this morning from witnesses who describe a -- scene of panic.

Take a look at this a cell phone photo of shoppers huddled in the background.

-- a pet store.

Police just releasing scanner audio as well what the officers were seeing as they searched that mall that's telling -- well listen today us.

At least -- didn't cave on it got back what he's got -- report showed these things.

And one at 1244.

I've got another unknown at this.

Multiple people walking on it and no no active indicator that -- -- all right.

-- -- -- -- The last -- itself.

-- I know a little bit.

-- -- -- -- Eight billion won indoors or anything you've got a little -- there that we created -- -- -- little.

They -- -- that they had good yeah.

-- -- wonder you know how that turned out and who that was and whether or not the shooter had already.

Taken his own life a lot of questions here joining me now on the phone is Danny Ruiz Danny was inside the mall when the gunman.

Opened fire Danny and I you -- walking up this morning just thinking you can't believe you lifted us right.

You.

Tell me what happened and what did you do because I know that you helped others tell us your story.

Just got them -- and and then there are very committed and Kershaw won -- lost.

-- Same reaction that nobody else thought of their -- That's our first period of so noticed which -- shot happened and there aren't doing it was.

Started to.

Run from the area I was I was.

-- -- under -- issue is currently structured.

So I rarely.

They're different store or render a little ball.

As you let -- around.

-- -- Art restorer.

Kind of -- distorts there's no accident it was a but -- -- that level.

And I met up with but I got caught or -- -- two or three year old daughter if -- And -- cap individual.

And I was able to get a -- what just happened.

Right there and sort of notorious for tomorrow or -- to go out of their greatest picture that the exit.

Urgent circular.

Went outside and not directly back -- the -- -- -- -- -- Couple -- -- and have.

Waited for my friends to call them.

But because it was -- -- Let them out.

Emergency exit.

You -- in the Macy's -- -- -- religious for the police scanner and they're talking about walking around that Macy's -- -- shell casings on the ground.

Identifying victims on the ground there.

And and that's when you're on the upper level he say there was that there was no exit out of that upper level right.

I was are lower level -- record record book -- -- was.

-- -- -- Here it goes around here but the level so.

-- -- -- or aren't aren't -- I actually did no shoes on you know upper level as a little little.

But I didn't use them.

Practice -- spoke to a patient.

-- who we see these images -- looking at a video of little kids walking out with their hands up in the air.

And you look at any what you really kept her head about -- Danny because he you called somebody who knew the store near the layout of the store.

In order as I understand it correct me if I'm -- -- to make sure that the exit that you were headed to.

Was gonna get you out right.

Kurt.

The return of party were there made him around him to go up sister here's.

Before -- -- -- Small child and a bigger family before I let them up -- and emblem.

You know.

Yeah reader you're there.

Once I got out -- so once she got outside Danny wood -- the Stanley Sadie and they must've been very grateful to you for helping to -- them out of there.

I think you're still kind of shortened course.

-- orderly.

Better access to hundreds of people -- -- -- believable.

So.

The broad kind of went there only him their -- -- Well I if they don't I Yunnan I hope they're here and you tell the story because they're thinking that's the guy.

That's that I helped us get out of there alive.

And we thank you Danny for doing that for them and boy what a story thanks for being let us I hope the rest of -- Whole holiday season as a lot calmer and more peaceful and death thank you so much take it easy good to have you with us.

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