{"id":334987,"date":"2026-04-15T18:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-as-hero-headteacher-tackles-gunman-inside-oklahoma-school\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:00:21","slug":"watch-as-hero-headteacher-tackles-gunman-inside-oklahoma-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-as-hero-headteacher-tackles-gunman-inside-oklahoma-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch as hero headteacher tackles gunman inside Oklahoma school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9HVB4GG58OI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch as hero headteacher tackles gunman inside Oklahoma school\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HVB4GG58OI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A new video shows the moment a headteacher of an Oklahoma high school was shot in the leg as he tackled an armed man.<br \/>\nSecurity camera video from inside the Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma showed the suspect, former student Victor Hawkins, enter the school shortly before 2.20pm on April 8 with a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins, 20, appeared to point and fire a gun before slowly walking into the lobby.<\/p>\n<p>As Hawkins points the gun at someone sitting on a bench in the lobby, principal Kirk Moore is seen coming out of a closed door and tackling the former student onto the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new video shows the moment a headteacher of an Oklahoma high school was shot in the leg as he tackled an armed man. Security camera video from inside the Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma showed the suspect, former student Victor Hawkins, enter the school shortly before 2.20pm on April 8 with a firearm. 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