(CNN) JT Lewis, the brother of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis who was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, is running for Connecticut state senate. "On December 14, 2012, a shooter entered my brother's classroom, fired bullets until the gun jammed," Lewis says in the video. "Jesse yelled for his classmates to run, while he stood behind to defend his teacher. He was given a "Commander in Chief Funeral" because he saved 9 of his classmates during the shooting. pic.twitter.com/G8j4HbBxO9 — JT Lewis (@thejtlewis) June 30, 2019Lewis says in the video he's running for senate to honor his little brother who lost his life.

Source: CNN July 17, 2019 09:33 UTC