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Richards took cover and prevented a woman he had been dancing with and her friends from running outside.
“They tried to get up and run. We’re like ‘no, stay down.’ If he gets through that door, easily another 20, 30 people die,” he said.
The woman’s father later found Richards on Facebook. The pair have stayed in contact, discussing how they’re recovering from the traumatic incident.
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