The silent footage from April 7, 2026 shows a gunman entering the lobby of Pauls Valley High School, firing one round, and then threatening a student when Principal Kirk Moore, in a blue shirt, races in from his office to tackle the gunman and wrestle his gun away while another school staffe…
The silent footage from April 7, 2026 shows a gunman entering the lobby of Pauls
The silent footage from April 7, 2026 shows a gunman entering the lobby of Pauls Valley High School, firing one round, and then threatening a student when Principal Kirk Moore, in a blue shirt, races in from his office to tackle the gunman and wrestle his gun away while another school staffe…
PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (KTEN) — Pauls Valley Public Schools on Tuesday released surveillance footage of the April 7 shooting incident in the lobby of the high school.
It shows the suspect, identified by police as 2025 high school graduate Victor Hawkins, entering the area with a gun and appearing to fire one shot into the lobby.
Hawkins then turns his attention to an unidentified student sitting on a bench in the lobby, who put his hands up and was told to leave, according to court documents.
This enlarged image from a surveillance video shows Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore
This enlarged image from a surveillance video shows Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore charging an armed gunman in the lobby of the campus on April 7, 2026.
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Seconds later, Principal Kirk Moore, wearing a blue shirt, ran out of his office and tackled the gunman and slammed him into a bench as he was shot in the leg.
Pauls Valley Public Schools on Tuesday released surveillance footage of the April 7 shooting incident in the lobby of the high school.
Moore managed to get the assailant to drop his gun and another school staff member
Moore managed to get the assailant to drop his gun and another school staff member scrambled to pick it up and secure it.
Hawkins told investigators that he had planned to kill students, faculty members and himself “like the Columbine shooters did.”
Hawkins, 20, is facing a total of five charges, including shooting with intent to kill.
No students or other staffers were injured on that day. Moore was treated for his leg wound and released from the hospital.
