In the US, the teacher prevented the massacre

In the US, school teacher, located in Littleton, Colorado, disarmed the offender, the gunman in the school, and thus prevented the massacre in the school, according to RIA "Novosti».

Before a math teacher, a former basketball player David Benke rushed at hand, he managed to wound two teenagers. Both victims - a boy and a girl - were rushed to a nearby hospital. Megan Webber had to go home, and Matt Tew was transferred to another hospital.

According to witnesses, armed criminal looked as if someone was looking for. "He asked the two disciples, whether they go to this school, and when it emerged that are shot at them," - said one of the students of this school.
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At the time when the criminal reload, and destroyed his teacher. "I have not had time to think about their own safety, because this man looked like he was going to keep shooting," - he said.

The detention of the offender involved two other people, among them - the school bus driver, who was in the car ordered students to lie on the floor and wait for the arrival of the authorities. Volunteers knocked the offender to the ground, held him until the police arrived.



As we found in the sheriff's office, for students shot 32-year-old Brooke Strongigl Eastwood. Previously, he went to school, and shortly before the shots that he made in the schoolyard - was inside the building. Authorities have not said whether he had anything to do with the school. In court, he would be accused in at least two attempted murders, reports AP.

The school where the incident occurred, is located just a few kilometers from the infamous Columbine school, where in April 1999 at the hands of two teenagers killed 12 students and a teacher. Then the killer committed suicide.

And here is a photo of the hero, the teacher David Benke.
It is terrible to imagine how many murders would have happened if he had not.



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