The book of John in the Bible states “greater love hath no man than a man who lays down his life for his friends. If that is the case then Aaron Feis loved his students. Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, passed away early this morning after being wounded in a deadly mass shooting yesterday.

“It is with great sadness that our football family has learned about the death of Aaron Feis,” the football team wrote. “He was our assistant football coach and security guard. He selflessly shielded students from the shooter when he was shot. He died a hero and he will forever be in our hearts and memories.”

Seventeen were killed and many more were injured in yesterday’s shooting. A gunman, whom police identified as 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz, opened fire on students in the afternoon.

When the shooting started, Feis stepped between the shooter and students, taking bullets in the act. He was reportedly hospitalized in critical condition.

Douglas football player Charlie Rothkopf tweeted that his coach “took [several] bullets covering other students at Douglas.”

The Miami Herald reported that Feis is a 1999 graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.