News out of Charlotte-A North Carolina college student tackled a gunman who opened fire in a classroom, in attempt to save other's lives but losing his own in the process, the police chief stated on Wednesday.
Riley Howell, 21 was among the students gathered for end-of-year presentations in an anthropology class at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte when a gunman with a pistol began firing, and shooting students. Howell and another
student were killed; four others were also wounded.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said Howell literally "took the assailant off his feet", but was fatally wounded while doing so. He said Howell did what police train people to do in active shooter situations.
Our sincere thoughts, and prayers are with these families, and others affected by this tragedy right here in the tarheel state. Praying for Charlotte!
