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'Hero' Oklahoma Principal Who Tackled School Shooter Is Crowned Prom King
Students crowned Kirk Moore as prom king after he tackled a suspected gunman and was shot in the leg, officials said.
- On Friday, students at Pauls Valley High School named Principal Kirk Moore the 2026 prom king to honor his heroism during a school shooting on April 7.
- Moore tackled and disarmed a gunman in the school lobby on April 7, sustaining a leg injury while preventing any students from being harmed.
- Investigators identified the assailant as 20-year-old former student Victor Hawkins, who possessed two semi-automatic handguns and told them he intended to conduct a mass shooting 'like the Columbine shooters did.'
- Hawkins faces charges including shooting with intent to kill and is held on a $1 million bond, with a court appearance scheduled for May 8.
- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt praised Moore's actions, while the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation credited the principal's quick response with preventing further casualties.
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KLFY'Hero' Oklahoma principal who tackled school shooter is crowned prom king
On Friday, Pauls Valley High School students chose to name their principal — not a fellow classmate — prom king for 2026. The honor came 10 days after Principal Kirk Moore tackled a gunman who opened fire inside the school.
·Huntsville, United States
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'Hero' Pauls Valley principal who stopped shooter is crowned school's prom king
·Oklahoma City, United States
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Hero Principal Who Risked It All To Stop Shooter Gets Moment He’ll Never Forget
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. This was after the principal was captured on surveillance footage charging at a man with a gun on the high school campus April 7. M…
·Nashville, United States
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