It was a Saturday morning outside a Walmart in El Paso. The girls’ soccer team that Luis Calvillo coaches was selling snacks to raise money for a tournament when a gunman opened fire. Luis felt the first bullet before he heard it. nyti.ms/33fe65l
Luis Calvillo was shot 5 times with an AK-47-style rifle, twice in his left leg, 3 times in the back. His father, Jorge Calvillo García, was killed.
Our reporters, @MannyNYT and @TamirKalifa, joined Luis and his family on their first 88 days of recovery. nyti.ms/2D19LrS
Our reporters, @MannyNYT and @TamirKalifa, joined Luis and his family on their first 88 days of recovery. nyti.ms/2D19LrS
@mannyNYT @TamirKalifa In early September, the nerves in Luis’s left leg were still reverberating from the trauma and sending shock waves through his foot. It took 7 weeks before he could move without a walker. nyti.ms/2D19LrS
@mannyNYT @TamirKalifa It was his pain. But it was hers, too. Luis’s wife, Marcela Martinez, has been juggling her own grief, supporting Luis through his recovery and taking care of their 10-year-old daughter, Emylee. nyti.ms/2D19LrS
@mannyNYT @TamirKalifa Soccer, once a weekend pastime, had transformed into a devotion that was closely tied to Luis's rehabilitation. His wife live-streamed the girls’ games from the sidelines as he shouted reminders and encouragement to the team from his hospital bed. nyti.ms/2D19LrS
@mannyNYT @TamirKalifa After nearly 2 months in hospitals, and undergoing 5 operations, Luis Calvillo headed home on Sept. 27. Hours after leaving the hospital, he was back on the field, coaching his team from his wheelchair. “I just think I got a second chance at life.” nyti.ms/2D19LrS
