Shocking security camera footage has been released showing the moment an Oklahoma high school principal was shot in the leg while stopping a would-be school shooter.
On April 7, a former student Victor Hawkins he entered Pauls Valley High School with a loaded gun. Within seconds, Hawken was targeting two students, the photo shows.
Police allege Hawkins, 20, yelled for everyone to “get on the floor,” prompting two students to flee for safety.
The principal came out Kirk Moore he is seen entering the frame and rushing towards the gunman.
Moore confronted Hawkins on the bench, but was shot in the leg as he ran over the gunman.
Security camera footage then shows another employee coming to help and removing the gun from Hawkins' area.
Investigators say Hawkins decided that same day to go to Pauls Valley High School to shoot students and teachers.
After that, he planned to kill himself, he told the police.
Hawkins is said to have explained that he wanted to carry out a school shooting like the “Columbine killers” and was planning to “kill the school principal.”
April 20, 1999, seniors Eric Harris again Dylan Klebold went on a 16-minute attack at Columbine High School in Colorado. They killed 13 students and one teacher before committing suicide. This shooting left 23 others injured.
At the time, it was the deadliest high school shooting in American history, and it may remain the most infamous.
Hawkins is being held on $1 million bond after being charged with two counts of unlawful possession and pointing of a firearm, one count of shooting with intent to kill.
It was unclear Wednesday, April 15, whether Hawkins had retained an attorney, and details about any pleas he may have filed were not available.
A 15-year-old student is suspected of shooting a teacher at a high school in Texas on Monday, March 30, before taking his own life, according to authorities. A shooting at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde left a teacher hospitalized, the Comal County Sheriff's Office said in a series of updates shared on Facebook. […]
Hawkins is due back in court in May. A judge barred him from contacting Moore, who is listed in stable condition. Doctors expect him to recover after the shot.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised Moore's heroic actions, saying the principal “had the courage to protect the lives of the students.” Stitt said in a post to X that he and his wife, Sarah Hazenthey prayed for a speedy recovery.
“I appreciate the quick response from law enforcement and school staff, and I'm thankful that no students were injured,” he said in this post.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation did not respond Us Weekly's requests for additional comments.
If you or someone you know is emotionally distressed or thinking about suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
