And with only this blurry surveillance image to go on.

Police desperately wanted to find him.

But he's no criminal.

He's a hero during the height of the epic blizzard in buffalo new york that claimed so many lives.

He broke into the local high school giving shelter to 24 people saving their lives.

He has now been identified and here he is 27 year old J.

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The wind blowing the snow falling.

You couldn't see if you stuck your hand out, you couldn't see the tip of your fingers of your own hands.

As the snowstorm of the century rage.

He sought shelter inside the school.

But instead of hunkering down by himself, jay went back out into that dangerous storm to find others who are desperate for help, surveillance cameras captured them to warming up inside the school and get this when the blizzard lead up, the young hero wrote an apology note to school officials, I'm terribly sorry about breaking the school window and for breaking into the kitchen.

He wrote, I had to do it and save everyone and get them shelter and food and a bathroom.

He signed it merry christmas J and J is a humble hero.

He didn't come forward himself.

It was his mom who tweeted J is my son.

I am so incredibly proud of him.

It's very humbling to impact people like and impact their lives and save their lives.

J says the people he rescued are now like family, they're even planning a reunion but in the summer when there's no chance of snow.