Jordan Ghawi: Colorado Victim’s Brother, Depicts Sister’s Final Moments On Blog
Jessica Ghawi had a very promising future ahead of her. The 24-year-old was an aspiring sportscaster who worked for "Busted Coverage," a sports website. Ghawi, who narrowly escaped a deadly shooting just last month in Toronto, was fatally shot by James Holmes, 24, during the midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in an Aurora, Colo., theater on Friday.
"I can't get this odd feeling out of my chest. This empty, almost sickening feeling won't go away," Ghawi wrote on her blog regarding her near brush with death. "I noticed this feeling when I was in the Eaton Center in Toronto just seconds before someone opened fire in the food court. She continued.
"An odd feeling which led me to go outside and unknowingly out of harm's way. It's hard for me to wrap my mind around how a weird feeling saved me from being in the middle of a deadly shooting."
Jordan Ghawi, 26, a firefighter and paramedic, decided to narrate his sister's final moments on his personal blog on Friday. His source was his Jessica's long-time friend, Brent Lowak, who was also wounded during the incident.
"Jessica and Brent were seated in the middle portion of the theatre when a device was thrown into the theatre that produced a 'hissing' sound," Jordan wrote. "The theatre then began to fill with smoke which is when patrons began to move from their seats. At that time, shots were fired."
"Brent then heard Jessica scream and noticed that she was struck by a round in the leg," Jordan continued. "Brent, began holding pressure on the wound and attempted to calm Jessica."
"It was at this time that Brent took a round to his lower extremities. While still administering first aid, Brent noticed that Jessica was no longer screaming. He advised that he looked over to Jessica and saw what appeared to be an entry wound to her head."
To reinforce his chilling entry, Jordan received word from the Coroner's office that his sister had indeed succumbed to the wounds she sustained in the senseless massacre.
"Let us remember the names of the victims and not the name of the coward who committed this act," Jordan tweeted Friday afternoon.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all the Aurora, Colo., shooting victims and their families.