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Hero Principal Kirk Moore Crowned Prom King After Taking a Bullet While Tackling School Shooter
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2:02Now PlayingThe heroic Oklahoma high school principal shot tackling a Columbine-obsessed school shooter was crowned prom king and hailed by students for saving their lives, heartwarming video shows.
Pauls Valley High School students gave Kirk Moore the touching caught-on-camera prom night tribute Friday night – just weeks after he was shot in the leg while fearlessly wrestling down an armed ex-pupil who stormed into the school lobby with two loaded semi-automatic pistols.
The now-viral clip shows the principal high-fiving cheering students while walking through the overjoyed crowd after the DJ declared him “our king” and blasted Nickelback’s “Hero.”
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