{"id":23463,"date":"2026-04-20T18:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/hero-principal-who-risked-it-all-to-stop-shooter-gets-moment-hell-never-forget\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:04:22","slug":"hero-principal-who-risked-it-all-to-stop-shooter-gets-moment-hell-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/hero-principal-who-risked-it-all-to-stop-shooter-gets-moment-hell-never-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero Principal Who Risked It All To Stop Shooter Gets Moment He\u2019ll Never Forget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The brave high school principal who tackled a would-be school shooter was crowned prom king by his grateful students over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Principal Kirk Moore is the man in charge at Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma. Video footage of Moore being honored on Friday night has been getting rave reviews on social media. This was after the principal was captured on surveillance footage charging at a man with a gun on the high school campus April 7. Moore was shot in the leg as he disarmed the attacker, who was then arrested.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">No students were harmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cLadies and gentlemen, our king,\u201d an announcer can be heard saying at the Pauls Valley high school prom as students began cheering and giving him high fives. The DJ played the Nickelback song \u201cHero,\u201d which was featured in the live action version of \u201cSpider-Man\u201d (2002).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The song\u2019s chorus, \u201cAnd they say that a hero can save us \/ I\u2019m not going to stand here and wait,\u201d played as Moore\u2019s crown was placed on his head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"JN_-vFrqHes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pauls Valley principal crowned prom king after stopping potential school shooting\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JN_-vFrqHes?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">On April 7, former Pauls Valley High School student Victor Hawkins, 20, pointed a gun at a student in the entryway and pulled the trigger, but his firearm malfunctioned and he ducked behind a nearby vending machine in order to clear it. When he stepped out again, he fired at another student and missed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Upon hearing the commotion and the gunfire, Principal Moore came out of his office as Hawkins fired again. Moore confronted the shooter directly and wrestled the firearm away, which is when he was shot in the leg. He and his assistant principal restrained Hawkins by lying on top of him, keeping him that way until law enforcement arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hawkins later stated that he had intended to kill Principal Moore specifically, and that he\u2019d \u201cwanted to conduct his own school shooting like the Columbine shooters did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t surprise me the actions that he took, but it is amazing, the actions that he took,\u201d Don May, Pauls Valley\u2019s police department chief, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/oklahoma-high-school-principal-saved-kids-lives-tackling-gunman-shot-rcna331866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">told<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> NBC News. \u201cThere\u2019s not a doubt in my mind that he saved kids\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Moore told NBC in a statement that he appreciated the \u201coutpouring of love and support\u201d he received following the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cLike so many educators around the country, we prepare for these events through training and careful assessment of the threats,\u201d Moore told the outlet. \u201cI am grateful that my instincts and training, as well as God\u2019s hand, were available to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Virginia Kruta contributed to this report.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hero-principal-who-stopped-school-shooter-gets-surprise-honor-from-grateful-students\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brave high school principal who tackled a would-be school shooter was crowned prom king by his grateful students over the weekend. Principal Kirk Moore is the man in charge at Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma. Video footage of Moore being honored on Friday night has been getting rave reviews on social media. 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