Dani Miskell joined the ABC 10News team as a multimedia journalist in Oct. 2023.
SAN DIEGO – A survivor of the 1984 mass shooting at a San Ysidro McDonald’s restaurant is reflecting on one of San Diego County’s darkest days.
Leos was shot five times by the gunman, and as a means of survival, he used his shoelaces as tourniquets. Leos said the last thing he remembers from that day was lying on the ground thinking he was going to die."I said, 'You know, God, if you're gonna take me, just let me see my family one more time. And if you don’t, I’m gonna be a really good person. A couple days later I woke up in the hospital."
The public can meet Leos in Clairemont Thursday at the Reading Cinemas Town Square, where there will be a showing of Charlie Minn’s documentary on the shooting, “77 Minutes,” starting at 6:30 p.m. A Q&A will be held after the showing, with Leos participating.
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