we know that mike lansbury had served some 14 years. military training may have played a part. take a listen. >> he was trying to save the children. he was trying to save that child. and from what i understand, he did not hesitate. he walked up to the child very calmly and tried to talk shooter out of the weapon. and it didn't work out. >> and at the same time, they're also pointing to the staff and the students at the school for making sure that the shooter did not make it inside of the school. he was only out on the playground area. they're saying it could have been a way worse situation if that had been allowed. >> when you think about what we're learning, the very latest on what's happening about this child. this 12-year-old who did the shooting. what else do you know in i know there's been very limited information. 12 years old is so young though. we know his parents are getting police protection. they're working the police and koomting completely. but talt, the police are making sure there is not any sort of retaliation. they're h

short time again i spoke by phone with reggie lansbury, the teacher who was killed, mike lansbury, it is his brother. >> reggie, what do you want people to know about your brother? >> just know he loved teaching at sparks middle school. he loved the kids. loved coaching them. he loved teaching them. a good all-around individual. >> so many have said the kids loved him. loved being in his class. he also served in, overseas, in the military, correct? >> yes. yes, sir. he was in the marine corps. and in the national guard. >> he served in afghanistan. >> yes, yeah. >> have you been told by police any more about what actually happened? >> i called a few of my -- friend in law enforcement trying to get some information. and i finally, i got -- got a number to a gentleman who was on the scene there -- and he was the one who -- initially told me that michael didn't make it. well, i guess he was killed on the scene. that was the only person that i had spoken to that has told me anything about it. >> as you know, witnesses say he tried to reason with -- with the shooter, before he, he was kill

. >> that teacher was 45-year-old former marine mike lansbury, who served two tours in afghanistan with the nevada national guard. he put himself between the gunman and several students. he just celebrated his wedding anniversary last friday. two students were also injured. one is listed in serious condition. the shooter ultimately turning the gun on himself. parents who rushed to the school were understandably shaken. >> i didn't know what to do. i didn't know what to think. i was just happy to have my son back with me. >> i was in a panic until we got here and we had to wait a long time to be able to see or know if she was okay. when i found out she was okay -- she's my life, you know. >> the school will remain closed for the rest of the week as officials try to piece together how and why this happened. >>> now to those problems plaguing healthcare.gov. problems so big they're prompting promises of an overhaul from the president, but it still could be weeks before all the bugs are worked out there. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington. tracie, good morning to you. folks wo

'gí$Ñ a semiautomatic handgun. 20 to 30 people witnessed the shooting, and many credit teacher mike lansburyisking his life to save theirs. >> he told them to put the gun down. he was yelling at him. then he shot him. >> mr. lansbury sacrificed his life to take our kids into safety, and i thank him for that. he is a true hero. >> he died at the scene. two other students were also shot. one was hit in the abdomen. one in the shoulder. police say both are expected to survive. classes here at sparks middle school are canceled for the rest of the week, but counselors will be on hand to help students and staff cope with this deadly shooting. in sparks, nevada, i'm joe fryer, for nbc news. >> what a horrifying scene. thank you very much. and the family closer to home, the family of a murdered berkeley man has resolved its wrongful death suit, the lawsuit against the city, after calling police for help. peter sekor was killed outside of his home last year allegedly by a mentally disturbed intruder. his widow and two adult sons, they say a police dispatcher falsely promised an officer would be respo

but we are able to tell you about one other person who was killed, a teacher, mike lansbury was killed when that boy opened fire. you're looking at mike there. he was said to have served a couple tours in afghanistan as you can see from that picture. a horrific tragedy, another school shooting in this country. let me just play for you how this happened when the first call went in to dispatch at 911. >> active shooter, sparks middle school. 2 2275 18th street. suspect is described as wearing khaki pants. they have one victim in the cafeteria. one in the hall. >> students are in a huddle. we're looking for the shooter now. >> red shirt, khaki pants. two to four victims at this time. >> it's looking like our shooter's probably down. let's operate on that premise for now. >> and here's what i can el it you about the shooter. the latest understanding that we have is that the shooter was a student, believed 14 years old, used a handgun that he had taken from his parents after he shot the teacher and two other students. those boys were 12 years old. he used the handgun to turn on himself and

just chaos for the small community outside reno, dealing with the loss of a beloved math teacher, mike lansburycher lost in the shooting at the hand of what we hear supposedly a student

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mike lansbury waslandsberry.tor, coach and teach. >> how is his family doing? >> his family is grieving as you would well expect, but they're coping. they're moving forward. my wife once told me it would take an exceptional person to be married to mike, and his wife has borne that out in her actions so far. >> nothing will make okay for them, but maybe there is a measure of solace in the decisions that michael made that wound up costing him his life. what do you understand about what would give him the strength, the poise and determination to go up to even a 12-year-old or not, he knew the gun had been used already, he knew the intention was to use it more, he knew this kid was disturbed by all accounts, what does it say about him that he took this challenge on? >> michael left us the same way that he lived his life amongs us with honor and discipline and integrity and the discipline instilled in him from marine corps boot camp and throughout his service in the united states marine corps and the air force, throug