Video Shows Oklahoma Principal Tackling Armed Ex-Student and Averting School Attack

Overview

• Newly released security video shows Principal Kirk Moore rushing a gunman in the school lobby and pinning him to a bench.
• The attempt at Pauls Valley High School on April 7, 2026 began when the intruder ordered students to lie down, then a jam stopped his first shot and a second shot missed a student.
• Moore and a vice principal subdued the attacker during a struggle that left Moore with a leg wound and a brief hospital stay.
• Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old ex-student Victor Lee Hawkins, who investigators say planned a mass killing modeled on Columbine using two pistols taken from his father.
• Court and jail records show Hawkins is held in Garvin County on attempted homicide and weapons charges with $1 million bond and a May 8 preliminary hearing.