Oklahoma’s Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore joined Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday in America to discuss his heroics when he ended a school shooting by tackling a former student wielding two semiautomatic handguns.
Oklahoma principal Kirk Moore didn’t think twice.
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When a would-be school shooter appeared, he charged straight toward the danger and stopped it. We need more men who step up when it matters most!pic.twitter.com/CGbtMyYc9v
"There's no mistaking what the sound was,” Moore said when asked what motivated him to charge into danger. “It was just very fortunate. When I got through the door to the office, the proximity where he was close enough…it was just a blessing that he wasn't ten or twelve feet away instead of six."
“It’s a gut reaction to protect,” Moore told Fox News about his decision that saved countless lives. “It’s just a blessing that everything worked out the way it did.”
“I pray for our students every day,” he added.
Moore, who received a gunshot during the struggle with the shooter, has been widely hailed as a hero for his actions. Students at the school crowned him as prom king, stating that “it was very sweet of the kids” to bestow the honor upon him.
🚨 NOW — HERO OKLAHOMA PRINCIPAL KIRK MOORE, after saving his kids from a mass shooter:
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"I'm a man of faith. I believe God's hands on everything. And that's why it worked out the way it did in my mind." 🙏🏻
"I pray for our students every day. Some of them I pray for more than… pic.twitter.com/ETusyFgHNM
Victor Lee Hawkins, the former student who planned a Columbine-style attack on Pauls Valley High School, appeared in court for the first time on Friday. Hawkins’ attorneys asked the court to grant a gag order on the case, which was denied by the judge.
Hawkins has pled not guilty to charges relating to case, and has had his bond set at $1 million.