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'Hero' Oklahoma Principal Who Tackled School Shooter Is Crowned Prom King
Students crowned Kirk Moore as prom king after he tackled a suspected gunman and was shot in the leg, officials said.
- On Friday, students at Pauls Valley High School named Principal Kirk Moore the 2026 prom king to honor his heroism during a school shooting on April 7.
- Moore tackled and disarmed a gunman in the school lobby on April 7, sustaining a leg injury while preventing any students from being harmed.
- Investigators identified the assailant as 20-year-old former student Victor Hawkins, who possessed two semi-automatic handguns and told them he intended to conduct a mass shooting 'like the Columbine shooters did.'
- Hawkins faces charges including shooting with intent to kill and is held on a $1 million bond, with a court appearance scheduled for May 8.
- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt praised Moore's actions, while the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation credited the principal's quick response with preventing further casualties.
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'Hero' Pauls Valley principal who stopped shooter is crowned school's prom king
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Hero Oklahoma Principal Crowned Prom King In Emotional Viral Video After Tackling Would-Be School Shooter
On April 7, Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma was breached by twenty-year-old Victor Hawkins, a former student who showed up at the school armed with a gun.Fortunately, upon his entry into the school, Principal Kirk Moore did not hesitate to full-body tackle him and disarm him, keeping him down until authorities arrived, all while sustaining a shot to the leg. To thank him in the best way they could, Moore's student body voted him as their 20…
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