Principal Kirk Moore: Prom King Hero

0:00Students at Paul's Valley High School in Oklahoma just made their principal a legend by crowding him prom king. Kirk Moore took down an armed intruder, a 20-year-old former student named Victor Lee Hawkins, who burst into the school with two semi-automatic handguns. Moore charged the guy, got shot in the leg, but disarmed him with help from another staffer, stopping what could have been a mass shooting. Earlier that day, Hawkins stormed in yelling for everyone to hit the floor, pointed his gun at students, and even pulled the trigger on one girl, but it jammed. School cameras caught it all as Moore rushed out from his office to tackle the threat head on. Kids at the Friday night prom, when while cheering for Moore, as he got the crown, high-fiving him to the beat of that old Nickelback track hero. Police chief Don May said flat out, no doubt Moore saved lives that day. Turns out Hawkins was obsessed with a Columbine shooting from back in 1999, and investigators say Moore's quick moves prevented A, nightmare.

1:00Moore's out now thanking everyone for the support, crediting his training and a higher power for kicking in when it counted. Real talk. That's the kind of courage that echoes long after the crowns come off. That's the story for today, Sydney News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.