Pauls Valley High School principal hailed hero after he was shot while stopping gunman inside school

Principal Kirk Moore was shot while stopping a former student, who was identified as a 20-year-old man, who entered the school with a firearm. Moore was shot in the leg while attempting to stop the man, and he was flown by helicopter to OU Health in Oklahoma City.

Law enforcement officials responded to the school at about 2:20 p.m., according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

"The principal of the school had noticed that an adult male subject, 20 years old, had stepped foot into the school with a gun," Hunter McKee with OSBI said. "When the principal noticed this, he quickly stepped in, as well as other staff. The subject was able to fire multiple rounds, where the principal was hurt, but no one else was." ---More...

???? HOLY CRAP! Newly-released surveillance video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma TACKLING a school shooter before he could open fire on kids

What a HERO!

Principal Kirk Moore RUSHED the shooter when he aimed at his first would-be victim, wresting the gun away from him.… pic.twitter.com/Z75dmXKFLw

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor)April 14, 2026

Newly-released surveillance video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma TACKLING a school shooter before he could open fire on kids

What a HERO!

Principal Kirk Moore RUSHED the shooter when he aimed at his first would-be victim, wresting the gun away from him.

Give this man an award. Absolute legend.

The attempted shooter at Pauls Valley High School is now being held on a $1 million bond.

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