(NewsNation) — A principal in Oklahoma is being heralded as a hero after tackling a would-be school shooter to the ground and disarming him.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the suspect is 20-year-old Victor Hawkins, a former student of Pauls Valley High School, NewsNation local affiliate KFOR in Oklahoma City reports. He is currently in jail, charged with two counts of pointing a firearm, one count of shooting with intent to kill and two counts of unlawful carry.
Investigators say the suspect walked through the front doors of his former high school, armed with a gun, right next to 35-year-old Principal Kirk Moore’s office. Shortly after entering, the suspect tried to shoot a student, but his gun jammed, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KFOR.
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What does surveillance footage from the incident show?
On April 7, shortly after 2 p.m., security camera footage shows the suspect ducking behind a vending machine and seconds later walking back out and firing a shot, causing a student to run, according to analysis by KFOR’s Spencer Humphrey…