They didn't hesitate to help out.
After all, registered nurses Derek Friedhoff and Jenny Manera said that's what they are trained to do.
So, when they saw 43-year-old Chad Oulson collapse inside a Wesley Chapel movie theater, they rushed to his side.
Then on Wednesday, the two were honored by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
"It's in those worst of times when you see the best of people," said Sheriff Chris Nocco, to a packed auditorium inside Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School.
Friedhoff and Manera were on a date the afternoon of January 13, and had just sat down to see a showing of "Lone Survivor," when they said they heard arguing and then a gunshot.
At first, Friedhoff said he thought it was a just a warning shot before realizing Oulson had been hit.
"Once I saw the entry wound and the location of where the bullet entered his body, I knew he was in dire need of medical attention," Friedhoff said.
Without hesitation, Friedhoff and Manera began administering aid. They also stayed on the line with 911 dispatchers until help arrived.
"It's always patients first," Manera said. "It's the only goal we have all the time."
Both nurses say they would do it all over again if given the chance and insisted anyone in the medical field would've done the same.
They also offered their condolences to both the Oulson family and the family of accused shooter Curtis Reeves.
Reeves, charged with murder, is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on July 9.