Principal recovering after being shot by former student; classes canceled Wednesday
By Jordan Ryan
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PAULS VALLEY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Classes at Pauls Valley Public Schools have been canceled for Wednesday after a former student injured the high school principal during a shooting on campus.
Authorities say Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore was injured when he was shot in the leg by 20-year-old Victor Hawkins Tuesday afternoon in the school lobby. Moore was flown to OU Health in Oklahoma City, where officials said he is in stable condition.
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials said Hawkins went into the lobby at Pauls Valley High School around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday while armed with a gun. Moore and other staff members saw Hawkins and tried to subdue him.
Several shots were fired, and investigators said Moore was shot in the leg.
Students told KOCO on Tuesday how shocking the incident was.
“I didn’t expect this to happen, especially because this is a small town,” Pauls Valley High School junior Belen Dominguez said. “And it just came out of nowhere. It’s scary. I would never expect this to happen, especially to our school.”
Moore is now being hailed a hero.
Authorities found Hawkins and arrested him at the scene. He was booked into the Garvin County Jail on two counts of pointing a firearm, one count of shooting with intent to kill, and two counts of unlawful carry.
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