Kirk Moore, a principal, has spoken for the first time about tackling a school shooter, stating he acted on 'instinct' and felt 'God’s hand was on all of us'.

A school principal in Pauls Valley, USA, Kirk Moore, quickly intervened to prevent a school shooting, subduing the attacker despite being shot in the leg until police arrived.

Principal Kirk Moore of Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma is being praised for his quick action on April 7, when he confronted an alleged school shooter and took a bullet, preventing a potential massacre.

A 20-year-old former student opened fire at a high school in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Principal Kirk Moore intervened and was shot in the leg while overpowering the assailant, but his condition is stable.

Pauls Valley High School principal Kirk Moore is being hailed as a hero after he tackled a 20-year-old former student armed with a gun, preventing a potentially worse school tragedy in Oklahoma.

Kirk Moore, a high school principal in Oklahoma who was shot while bravely disarming an armed intruder, was honored by his students by being crowned prom king.

A school principal in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, Kirk Moore, was shot in the leg while tackling and disarming a former student armed with two semi-automatic handguns, as captured on surveillance video.