First responders on the scene jumped in to help shooting victims Thursday after suspected killer Maj. Nidal Hasan sprayed an Army readiness building with bullets.

Some of the first responders were fellow soldiers like PFC Marquest Smith.
 
“It’s crazy to think you have people in the military who think about harming other soldiers,” he said.

PFC Smith heard the shots as the bullets began flying. “I heard the popping noises,” he said.
 
Acting quickly, he jumped up to observe the scene and then went to the area where his comrades were being shot.

“I heard yelling and people moaning in pain, and I heard someone say, ‘Go’,” he said.

The only injury he sustained was a bullet to the boot. Military leaders believe if PFC didn’t offer his help, more soldiers would have died.
 
“As I was running out the door, I could hear rounds flying past me hitting the wall,” PFC Smith said.

The day after the massive shooting spree, the people of the Killeen community are coming together in solidarity to mourn together. The strong military town is lifting up fellow soldiers, people and the families of the victims.
 
“These wives, these spouses are prepared for their loved ones to be lost to the enemy because they know the cause is so important,” said Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. “But to be hit from within is more than they should be asked to take. That’s why I think America is rallying around these people at Fort Hood who have surrounded these families.”
 
Sen. Hutchison’s remarks hit close to home for military wife Brittany Craft. Her husband, a 15 year military veteran, had an appointment in one of the buildings where the shootings happened. But he rescheduled and was safe at home with tragedy struck the post.
 
“I think I’m still kind of in shock of what happened,” said Craft.
 
The Crafts are rallying around the victims’ families as the military, the Killeen community, and the world wait for more answers. “We’re supposed to be a family of one,” said PFC Smith.
, whose voice often cracked with emotion as she remembered her father. "Now, who I am going to talk to?"