US EditionHigh school principal tackles, disarms gunman as students flee
A second staff member took the gun away as police said the suspect intended a mass-casualty attack.
- On April 7, Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore tackled an armed former student, Victor Hawkins, inside the school lobby, sustaining a gunshot wound to the leg but surviving the encounter.
- Investigators wrote that Hawkins, 20, entered the school intending to commit a mass shooting "like the Columbine shooters did," though his firearm malfunctioned when he attempted to shoot a student.
- Security footage released Tuesday shows a second staff member helping to disarm the suspect in the lobby. Principal Kirk Moore is expected to recover and hopes to return to campus.
- Police officers Shoberg and Bridges emphasized that Moore's immediate intervention was critical, with Shoberg stating, "You're a stud and I hope more people take after you."
- The investigation into the suspect's motive and how he obtained the firearms remains ongoing as authorities in Oklahoma continue analyzing the timeline of the school shooting.
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Many are already speaking of the Oklahoma school principal as a hero, who threw himself at the attacker, not even sparing his own physical integrity.
A brave high school principal was injured after he fought off a gunman who entered their school in Oklahoma, U.S.A.
U.S. High School Principal Prevents Second Columbine Massacre by Barehandedly Attacking Gunner Kirk Moore, Principal of Falls Valley High School, U.S., Suffers Gunshot Wound in Leg While Subduing Intruder A high school principal in Oklahoma, USA, prevented a major tragedy by physically stopping an armed alumnus who had broken into his school. He sustained a gunshot wound to the leg in the process.
Dramatic Video Shows Oklahoma High School Principal Tackle, Disarm Gunman as Students Flee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Newly released video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma tackling and disarming a former student who entered the lobby of the school and began firing a pistol. Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore was shot in the leg during the April 7 attack, but managed to wrestle the suspect […]
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