her name is tiffany michelle. she's in the front there and middle.to the brave men and women that stayed behind when everybody was running terrified for their lives. thank you to the man that pulled me over the fence when my boot was stuck. thank you to the girls that grabbed me and ran with me when they saw i had been separated from my husband and friends. thank you to the friends that came and got me from my place of refuge even when the shooter was still active. above all, thank you for my brave husband who used his own body to shield me and others from bullets. he and others and military and police officers and anybody else that helped out and helped safe a life are the true heros. tiffany michelle is on the phone with us. a lot of people gave you a hand, huh? >> yes, they did. so many people out there that you wouldn't think that they would be thinking of helping others in a time like that. it wasn't any -- an every man for himself situation. everybody grabbed somebody around them and tried to do everything they could to get the others out. >> s

michelle vo is a san jose native. denise cohen grew up in san ram ramon. stacee etcheber's husband was a san francisco police officer. >> friends, relatives, honored stacee in novato. tiffany wilson has the story. >> reporter: officers vinnie etcheber and his two children were at the vigil last night. they did not speak but their grief was evident. hundreds gathered. stacy's brother-in-law believes stacy's brother-in-law believes she died trying to help others. >> the question was why. we didn't have an answer. this is such an open and shut case you're not even thinking about the person that did all the shooting. i think there's some confusion that lies around that, why, why mom, why was she shot? >> reporter: vinnie etcheber was supported by a dozen san francisco motorcycle officers, the unit he once rode with. the san francisco police department is vowing to support the etcheber family and the police officers association has set up a gofundme account which has already raised nearly $105,000. live in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> tiffany, thank you. jessica castro is in vegas reporting there since monday. >> she says both tourists and locals are trying to