Student tackled campus gunman, slain while saving lives
Source: Associated Press
Student tackled campus gunman, slain while saving lives
Tom Foreman Jr. and Sarah Blake Morgan, Associated Press Updated 10:21 pm CDT, Wednesday, May 1, 2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina college student tackled a gunman who opened fire in his classroom, saving others' lives but losing his own in the process, police said Wednesday.
Riley Howell, 21, was among students gathered for end-of-year presentations in an anthropology class at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte when a man with a pistol began shooting. Howell and another student were killed; four others were wounded.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said Howell "took the assailant off his feet," but was fatally wounded. He said Howell did what police train people to do in active shooter situations.
"You're either going to run, you're going to hide and shield, or you're going to take the fight to the assailant. Having no place to run and hide, he did the last. But for his work, the assailant may not have been disarmed," Putney said. "Unfortunately, he gave his life in the process. But his sacrifice saved lives."
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Riley Howell tried to stop UNC Charlotte gunman. He saved lives and died a hero, police say.
Jennifer Bowman and David Thompson, Asheville Citizen Times Published 3:55 p.m. ET May 1, 2019 | Updated 6:30 p.m. ET May 1, 2019
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'He was that kind of guy'
Howell, 21, was one of two people killed April 30 when police say a gunman opened fire in a UNCC classroom building. Four others, three of whom remained in critical condition, were injured.
"If he (Howell) did attempt to stop the shooter, that would make perfect sense with his personality," said Andrew Devine, Howell's cross-country coach his senior year at Roberson. "He was that kind of guy."
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"Like me, if you had an opportunity to meet Riley or interact with him, you would have been immediately struck with his positive and infectious energy for life and respect for others," said Terry Brasier, A-B Tech vice president for student services.
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"He was the kind of person who you knew would take care of you the moment you met him, and he always did," the statement said. "He radiated love and always will. As a friend said, 'Beautiful souls like Riley are always with us in the way they made life more beautiful.'"
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/01/unc-charlotte-shooting-riley-howell-fought-gunman-saved-lives/3643710002/
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However, it's nice to occasionally be reminded that goodness does exist in humanity.
RIP Riley
Every time there is a mass shooting I curse the GOP/NRA. They are responsible. As far as this young man, he is a brave soul and may he R.I.P. My heart breaks for him, his family and his friends.
FUCK!
She sent her sons to live with family in Sint Maarten, because she feels the US is too dangerous for her children.
(She's going to retire there as soon as she can).
The US used to be a place where people came to flee violence.
Oh how times have changed!
