I really hope he didn't get tortured. If they just killed him though, that man definitely died with his boots on! There are certainly more tragic ways to go...

> Witnesses have reported that other individuals also attempted to block the tank column at different points

I've heard stories of the underground church there that sound beyond belief. One can only image the kind of undocumented heroics that have taken place in settings like that.

jasonb

My kids were asking me if he survived. Seems like it's not really known:

Little reliable information exists regarding the identity or fate of either the protester or the crew of the lead tank.

Timothy Brook

 writes that the man was charged with a ten year prison sentence.

 Witnesses have reported that other individuals also attempted to block the tank column at different points during the demonstrations.

Stacker Saloon

saloon

My kids were asking me if he survived. Seems like it's not really known:

> Little reliable information exists regarding the identity or fate of either the protester or the crew of the lead tank.[[9]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man#cite_note-9) [Timothy Brook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Brook "Timothy Brook") writes that the man was charged with a ten year prison sentence.[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man#cite_note-:0-10) Witnesses have reported that other individuals also attempted to block the tank column at different points during the demonstrations.[[12]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man#cite_note-12) - wikipedia