Video emerges of former CFB player disarming high school shooter
By SDS Staff
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Former Oregon wide receiver Keanon Lowe was a hero on May 17, 2019.
Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon, will never forget it either. It could have gone down as another tragedy; however, thanks to quick decision-making by Lowe, he was able to disarm the shooter.
Lowe, who is the school’s head high school football coach and serves as one of three school security guards, saw the suspect carrying a gun, and he quickly disarmed him in the fine arts building before anything happened.
Breaking News: video of Coach Keanon Lowe disarming Parkrose High School gunman Angel Granados-Diaz. More to come. pic.twitter.com/d7wK9ES6zi
— Dan Tilkin (@DanTilkinKOIN6) October 19, 2019
“Everything lined up for me to be in that room on that day and make that play,” Lowe told ESPN. “It was like, ‘All right, Keanon, you say you want to change lives. You say you want to do all this. You say you want to be here for the kids. Well, prove it, right there, in that instant.'”
Lowe put himself in harm’s way and risked his life to save others. Lowe hasn’t wanted any credit or recognition for his courage, but he should be lauded for his brave efforts.
The student carrying the weapon, Angel Granados-Diaz, pleaded guilty to gun charges on October 10.
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