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Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. On April 7, Pauls Valley High School principal Kirk Moore confronted a man who entered the school's lobby with a firearm, tackled and disarmed the suspect and suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during the struggle; no students were injured. Authorities identified the alleged shooter as 20-year-old Victor Hawkins, a former Pauls Valley student, and filed charges including feloniously pointing a firearm, shooting with intent to kill and carrying a weapon to a public assembly. On Friday night students voted to honor Moore as prom king; video of the ceremony shows students cheering and giving him high fives as he stepped forward to receive his crown. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesman Hunter McKee said the actions of the staff and the principal stepping in as soon as they saw a subject with a firearm saved lives. Local reports said Moore was celebrated as a hero and that authorities credited the prompt intervention with preventing further harm.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.