right now, but there's -- it's
>> reporter: it sounds like
shannon in being a victim was
also a hero, and he put his arms
around a co-worker and shielded her.
he died and she survived.
>> he would have gone down.
he would not have left her to go
after anybody.
for sure, yeah.
not a surprise.
>> reporter: in a statement, a
survivor says shannon johnson
was an amazing man who told her,
i got you as he huddled under a
table, his arm around here. >> the i got you, that's so
shannon.
>> reporter: she wanted to see
the crime scene.
>> i've been able to walk under
that police tape and just go.
this is really strange.
>> reporter: you're used to helping other people deal with
their grief.
that grief led her to a memorial around the corner from the crime
scene. >> it could have been anyone in