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Security Video Shows Oklahoma Principal Tackling Armed Ex-Student at Pauls Valley High

The footage underscores how training-enabled, split-second action can halt violence.

Overview

  • Newly released security footage Tuesday shows Principal Kirk Moore rushing from an office and tackling a gunman in the Pauls Valley High School lobby.
  • The video, obtained through an open-records request, shows a 20-year-old former student enter after a door opened as his handgun jammed and an assistant principal kicked the weapon away.
  • Moore was shot in the leg during the struggle, received treatment at OU Health, was released last week, and briefly returned to campus Monday as no other injuries were reported.
  • Investigators identified the suspect as Victor Lee Hawkins, who brought two handguns allegedly taken from his father and told a judge he planned a Columbine-style attack targeting students, staff, and himself.
  • Hawkins remains in the Garvin County Detention Center on $1 million bail on charges including shooting with intent to kill, with a preliminary hearing set for May 8.