![]() NBC Latino | Heroic teacher saved as many as she could Herald Sun A YOUNG teacher displayed astonishing bravery and sacrificed her life, saving as many children in her first grade class as she could after she came face to face with gunman Adam Lanza. Victoria Soto, 27, had worked at Sandy Hook Elementary for five years ... Teacher Victoria Soto threw herself in front of her students to save them at Sandy ... Report: Teacher tried to divert shooter to auditorium The Most Detailed Account Yet Of The Sandy Hook Massacre |