Video released this week shows Pauls Valley High School principal Kirk Moore tackling an alleged would-be mass shooter on April 8, 2026, and taking a round to the leg.
OKC FOX reported that 20-year-old Victor Lee Hawkins entered the high school last week, allegedly armed “with two loaded … pistols.”
He allegedly pointed one of the guns at a student in the school’s foyer and tried to shoot, but the gun malfunctioned. He worked to clear the malfunction and fired the gun, but did not strike anyone.
Principal Moore saw what was going on and came running and was shot while trying to subdue Hawkins. He tackled Hawkins as the student in the foyer fled the scene.
KOCO noted that Hawkins allegedly pointed one of the guns at Moore’s head during the ensuing struggle, then another staff member came and helped get the guns out of Hawkins’ reach.
Court documents indicate Hawkins was allegedly motivated by the April 20, 1999, Columbine High School shooting.
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