Security guard, 21, killed at Vegas concert mourned as hero
LAS VEGAS — Dozens of fellow “yellow shirt” security guards were among the hundreds of people mourning a man who died helping others escape the deadly Las Vegas concert shooting.
At the funeral Thursday morning for Erick Silva, 21, loved ones and dignitaries hailed him as a hero for helping people climb over a barricade at an outdoor country music festival as the gunman perched high in a casino-hotel tower unleashed more than 1,000 bullets into the crowd.
His mother, Angelica Cervantes, was emotional and cried at times, heaving into the embrace of her husband. She said Silva was great a son, a tender brother and well-liked by many. She’s proud of him and his generosity, whether it was saving others from the massacre or just buying fellow colleagues lunch in the office.
“I’m sure if he could save more lives, he would have,” Cervantes said in Spanish.