{"id":7935,"date":"2026-06-25T04:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/family-says-chico-man-gave-his-life-shielding-girl-8-in-butte-county-library-shooting-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:04:56","slug":"family-says-chico-man-gave-his-life-shielding-girl-8-in-butte-county-library-shooting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/family-says-chico-man-gave-his-life-shielding-girl-8-in-butte-county-library-shooting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Family says Chico man gave his life shielding girl, 8, in Butte County Library shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><span>Chico<\/span><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jacob \u201cCody\u201d Hull gave his life to protect the 8-year-old girl he cared for during the shooting at Chico\u2019s Butte County Library on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/cal-fire-wants-a-pay-match-with-local-departments-can-california-afford-it\/\">Cal Fire wants a pay match with local departments. Can California afford it?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the understanding the girl\u2019s uncle, Philip Brun, shared Wednesday afternoon in an interview with The Sacramento Bee at his restaurant, Nobby\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The pair had been visiting the library together, according to Brun. He said Hull\u2019s final moments speak to what \u201ca really great person\u201d he was.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of people would like to think that they are capable of doing that, but that takes a lot,\u201d Brun said, referring to Hull\u2019s efforts to safeguard Brun\u2019s niece. \u201cI\u2019m not sure we all have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Although Hull was not the girl\u2019s biological father, Brun said Hull raised her alongside Brun\u2019s sister. Hull and the mother were close friends and had known each other for nearly 15 years, according to Brun.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve all lived together the whole time, so basically a father figure,\u201d Brun said of Hull\u2019s relationship with his niece. \u201cHe was willing to take on a large responsibility when he didn\u2019t need to, and I think he was probably the best father she could have had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Hull, known to his friends and family as Cody, was one of two victims of the shooting. The other was Robert Johnson, 74, from Orland.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Monday evening, 18-year-old suspect Bradley Scott Sayer allegedly did a walk-through of the building, retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle and fatally shot Johnson at the main door and Hull inside. He was taken into custody shortly after and is scheduled for arraignment Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene and Hull was taken to Enloe Hospital, where he later died. There was no indication that Sayer had any prior relationship with the victims, according to the police.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Brun\u2019s niece sustained injuries during the shooting that were not life-threatening \u2014 a scratch on her belly, said Brun. She was treated at Enloe Hospital before reuniting with her family.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>To Brun\u2019s knowledge, the girl is \u201cdoing fine\u201d physically.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that the mental side of it probably hasn\u2019t hit her yet,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a lot to process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Brun said that, initially, he did not know his niece had been involved in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was definitely different once it was someone that I knew,\u201d he said. \u201cIt took me a while to process it. I don\u2019t think it really fully hit me until the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/saying-goodbye-to-mother-what-midtown-loses-when-beloved-staples-close-opinion-2\/\">Saying goodbye to Mother: What Midtown loses when beloved staples close | Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Brun\u2019s wife, Jessica, suggested Tuesday that they leverage their resources \u2014 two popular restaurants in Chico \u2014 to host a fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a platform that we\u2019ve been given and a little bit of outreach in the community, so I figured it\u2019d be a good opportunity to utilize that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday and Sunday their restaurants \u2014 Nobby\u2019s and The Cheese Steak Shop \u2014 will donate their profits to the families of Hull and Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Philip Brun said the fundraiser aims to \u201cbring as much positivity out of this as we can.\u201d He added that he and his wife would have liked to do something to help regardless, but the fact that his family has been personally impacted brings it close to home.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to Brun, the community has \u201creally stepped up\u201d in response to the weekend fundraiser and the shooting more broadly.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t anticipating it being on the level that it has been so far,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been getting a lot of (positive) feedback and a lot of outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The vendors the Bruns use for their restaurants, including their butcher and bakery, have offered to donate products. Brun and his wife are working on a system to collect donations for people who can\u2019t attend the weekend events in person.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Brun said this tragedy has taught him to invest more in his family and express his feelings towards his loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When he learned his niece had been involved, he worried it was more serious than it turned out to be. He said, in that moment, he regretted not telling her she means a lot to him and not being there \u201cas much as I really should be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t know when your last chance to say, \u2018I love you\u2019 is going to come,\u201d he said. \u201cJust make sure that you tell your loved ones that you love them as often as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jessica Brun echoed this sentiment. \u201cYou really just never know,\u201d she said. \u201cYou\u2019re just going to the library one day \u2014 you never think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/proposed-el-dorado-hills-costco-prompts-debate-over-traffic-road-funding\/\">Proposed El Dorado Hills Costco prompts debate over traffic, road funding<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob \u201cCody\u201d Hull died shielding an 8-year-old during the Butte County Library shooting in Chico; community fundraisers at Nobby\u2019s and The Cheese Steak Shop support families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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