High School Coach Disarms Student With A Shotgun, Then Hugs Him

High School Coach Disarms & Embraces Student With A Shotgun

A video showing the moment an high school coach disarm student with a shotgun is currently making waves and people have been praising the coach for the heroic act.

The incident happened last May at Parkrose High School, where football coach Keanon Lowe is seen moving 18-year-old Angel Granados-Diaz away from the gun, which he hands over to a teacher.

Keanon Lowe who is also a security guard for the school, then turns and hugs the student, who begins to cry.

The two embraced close to 10 minutes, before Lowe sits down with Granados-Diaz as they wait for the police to arrive.

 

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Stunning surveillance footage captured the moment a high school coach in Oregon disarmed a student with a shotgun and then embraced him. Police eventually arrived and took the student into custody. #quickthinking #portland #oregon #school #coach

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The hero later told reporters during a press conference that he went to a classroom to get a student, then realizing an armed student was just steps away from him.

“I felt compassion for the kid, to be honest,” Lowe said. “Obviously, he broke down and I just wanted to let him know that I was there for him. I told him I was there to save him. I was there for a reason and that this is a life worth living.”

According to reports, a judge handed down a 36-month probation sentence under a pretrial agreement for Angel Granados-Diaz.

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