Watch: Moment gunman tackled by school principal
Watch: Moment gunman tackled by school principal
Oklahoma school incident captured on camera
On 7 April, a high school principal in Oklahoma intercepted an active shooter at Pauls Valley High School. The assailant, Victor Hawkins, entered the building and began firing. Principal Kirk Moore charged forward, successfully disarming the former student before a second staff member arrived to assist.
Moore sustained a leg injury during the confrontation but was discharged from the hospital. Hawkins was apprehended on-site and now faces multiple charges, including two counts of firearm pointing, one of attempted murder, and two of unlawful carrying.
Artemis II crew sets new space record
The Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft recently shattered a previous distance record from Earth. They traveled farther than any humans in history during a nine-day journey, surpassing the Apollo 13 crew’s 248,655-mile (400,171km) mark. Contact was reestablished with astronaut Christina Koch, who shared:
“It is so great to hear from Earth again.”
Commander Reid Wiseman’s wife passed away from cancer in 2020 at age 46. The crew is currently on day three of their loop around the Moon’s far side, with NASA preparing for a lunar landing by 2028. Their mission includes testing spacecraft maneuvers and providing updates to families via video link.
Other events in the news
A Tampa resident alerted authorities to a nine-foot alligator in their pool area. A specialist later removed the reptile. Meanwhile, over 15,000 marshmallows were dropped during the annual Great Marshmallow Drop, as children scrambled to collect them.
During a rare aerial view of NASA’s Moon mission launch, the BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle observed from three miles away. The event marked the first crewed lunar voyage in half a century, launched from Florida after delays and technical challenges. The crew remains in Earth’s orbit, setting the stage for future lunar touchdowns.
