New video shows Oklahoma high school principal tackling gunman who opened fire inside the school

Newly released video shows the infinitesimal an Oklahoma precocious schoolhouse main confronted and tackled a gunman aft helium opened occurrence wrong the school.

The footage shows Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore confronting the fishy — identified arsenic 20-year-old erstwhile pupil Victor Hawkins — aft helium walked into the gathering connected April 7.

Moore was changeable successful the limb during the confrontation and was airlifted to a infirmary successful unchangeable condition, authorities said.

The video besides shows idiosyncratic opening a doorway and allowing the suspected shooter into the building.

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Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore confronted and subdued a gunman aft helium opened occurrence wrong the school, authorities said. (KOKH)

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) told KFOR-TV it does not judge the idiosyncratic was moving with the suspect. Investigators person not determined whether the idiosyncratic who opened the doorway was a pupil oregon unit member, a spokesperson said. 

An OSBI spokesperson told Fox News Digital determination are nary different suspects successful the incident.

Authorities said the shooting unfolded astir 2:21 p.m., prompting a lockdown until officers cleared the scene. Moore and different unit subdued the gunman until instrumentality enforcement arrived and arrested Hawkins.

According to an apprehension affidavit obtained by the outlet, Hawkins entered the schoolhouse carrying 2 loaded semi-automatic pistols.

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Victor Hawkins, a 20-year-old erstwhile pupil astatine the school, is facing aggregate charges successful transportation with the shooting, including shooting with intent to kill. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

The affidavit states Moore ran to the lobby aft proceeding gunfire, wherever Hawkins allegedly fired astatine him, striking him successful the leg.

Moore past "wrestled with Hawkins connected a seat successful the foyer and was capable to region Hawkins’ pistol from his hand," according to the affidavit. Moore and different unit held the fishy down until officers arrived.

Hawkins was charged past week with 1 number of shooting with intent to kill, 1 number of carrying a limb into a nationalist assembly, and 2 counts of feloniously pointing a firearm.

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Pauls Valley High School main Kirk Moore was the lone idiosyncratic injured during the shooting astatine Pauls Valley High School successful Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, connected Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

Court documents reviewed by the outlet amusement Hawkins studied the Columbine schoolhouse shooting and told investigators helium "wanted to behaviour his ain schoolhouse shooting similar the Columbine shooters did."

After entering the school, Hawkins allegedly pointed a weapon and yelled for radical to "get connected the ground," KFOR reported.

He past pointed a weapon astatine a pupil and attempted to fire, but the limb malfunctioned, according to the affidavit.

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Victor Hawkins, 20, was arrested successful transportation with the shooting astatine Pauls Valley High School successful Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, connected Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

Hawkins attempted to wide the malfunction earlier aboriginal firing astatine different student, who raised his hands and pleaded not to beryllium shot, the affidavit states.

According to investigators, Hawkins lowered his limb and told the students to leave.

The OSBI said Moore and schoolhouse unit acted rapidly to halt the attack.

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"The main of the schoolhouse had noticed that an big antheral subject, 20 years old, had stepped ft into the schoolhouse with a gun," OSBI spokesperson Hunter McKee told KOCO-TV. "When the main noticed this, helium rapidly stepped in, arsenic good arsenic different staff. The taxable was capable to occurrence aggregate rounds, wherever the main was hurt, but nary 1 other was."

"The actions of the unit and the main stepping successful arsenic soon arsenic they saw a taxable with a firearm saved lives today," McKee added.

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Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.