Oklahoma high school principal 'saved kids' lives' by tackling gunman while being shot in the leg, police chief says

An Oklahoma high school principal "saved kids' lives" last week when he tackled a gunman and was shot in the leg in the process, the local police chief said

An Oklahoma high school principal "saved kids' lives" last week when he tackled a gunman and was shot in the leg in the process, the local police chief said.

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In a statement, Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore expressed gratitude for "an outpouring of love and support" following last Tuesday's incident at the school, about 60 miles south of Oklahoma City.

In an arrest affidavit, investigators said Victor Lee Hawkins, 20, armed with two semiautomatic handguns, walked into the lobby of the school that afternoon, told everyone to hit the ground and tried to shoot one student but was thwarted by a malfunctioning weapon.