Kashuv is a survivor of the February 14 , 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting . He has said that he hid in a class closet during the event , and that he was not in the building the gunman attacked . At the time of the shooting , Kashuv was 16 years old , attending his junior year . Kashuv later petitioned President Donald Trump to award Peter Wang , a student who had helped several others escape before he was killed , the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Kyle Kashuv