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Pauls Valley Students Crown Principal Prom King After He Stops Attempted School Shooting

The student vote highlights the power of trained, rapid response to stop violence.

Overview

  • Students at Pauls Valley High School crowned Principal Kirk Moore prom king, turning the celebration into a thank-you for his actions during the attack.
  • Earlier this month, former student Victor Lee Hawkins entered the school with two semiautomatic handguns, ordered people to the floor, experienced a gun jam, and fired a shot that missed before Moore tackled and disarmed him.
  • Moore was shot in the leg during the takedown and held Hawkins with help from the assistant principal, according to surveillance video descriptions and court records.
  • Prosecutors say Hawkins, 20, said he intended to kill students, staff, and himself and wanted to emulate the Columbine gunmen, and he remains jailed on $1 million bail.
  • Moore says active-shooter training guided his response and he is recovering, while parents are now pressing the district on security as the local school resource officer covers multiple campuses and arrived about a minute after the shooting.