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A North Miami Beach 13-year-old boy stood in the way of his mother's crazed boyfriend and took a bullet for his 2-year-old brother. Now, the heroic youth is left paralyzed.
Gunman Mark Glinton, 37, went on a shooting rampage after he and girlfriend Evelina Jack, who was about six weeks pregnant with their child had accused him of having an affair. The argument got heated and Glinton snapped.
According to the children in the Jack household, Ashleigh (pictured above, center), 14; Quentin (pictured above, left), 13; Xavier (pictured above, right), 10 and Kristian (pictured on Ashleigh's lap), 2, Glinton became enraged and gunned down their mother. The out-of-control Publix supermarket security guard then went after the youngest child.
Quentin immediately jumped in front of Glinton's gun in order to shield his little brother from the bullet that would have probably killed him. The boy was shot in the back but his toddler brother was spared. Glinton drew his gun again, then shot the eldest child Ashleigh three times. Xavier was next, he was struck in the stomach and side.
After Glinton had shot Quentin, the young hero played dead until he could muster up the strength to make it over to a neighbor's house to summon for help.
Meanwhile Glinton, who was still married to someone else but living with Evelina and who had managed to open fire on all of his intended victims, then turned the weapon on himself.
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Veteran North Miami Beach Police Chief Raphael Hernandez Jr. who has worked in the field for nearly 40 years told the Daily Mail: 'It's one of the most horrific incidents that we've seen.' Apparently, Glinton's estranged wife had phoned police to confirm the fact that her husband had a violent past.
Investigators say that Glinton had not only beaten up Evelina throughout their relationship but had also pulled a gun on her as well. Police say that Eveline had been keeping the abusive partnership a secret.
All of the victims were taken to a local hospital. Quentin and Xavier are listed as critical and Ashleigh's condition is stable. Glinton is still alive and also in critical condition. Sadly, Quentin has been left paralyzed from the chest down. Youngest child Kristian was not injured and is staying with relatives.
Xavier's father Wils Dorleus told the Sun Sentinel that he's just learning about the extent of violence in the household from his son's hospital bed. "He said 'Daddy I was scared to tell you that he beat me, he beat all of us and mommy. I didn't want him to beat you too,' '' Dorleus said, choking back tears. According to Dorleus, the deceased woman's eldest child Ashleigh is the only one who knows of her mother's death.
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