When Riley Howell's family heard about an active shooter at the University of North Carolina Charlotte campus, they weren't surprised to hear that the 21-year-old former soccer goalie had charged at the shooter.
Chief Kerr Putney of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department called Howell a"hero" without whom “the assailant may not have been disarmed." “At first we didn’t know he ran at the gunman, we just knew that he’d been shot, and, when we got told that, it was like a huge weight got lifted from your shoulders. You just thought, everything is right now. He did what he was supposed to do,” Riley’s other younger sister Juliet, said.
"He's the only 20-year-old, 21-year-old, who would willingly fight his lightsaber with me," his 14-year-old brother Teddy interjected, referencing Riley's love of Star Wars and the fact that his brother had just recently turned 21 on April 30. His siblings noted that Riley didn't like to smile with his teeth showing, despite being the only child who didn't need braces.
"He had a wonderful sense of humor, with his own quirks, cracking jokes all day, and making anyone feel better no matter the circumstances," the obituary said."He sought out hard work and enjoyed hands-on work. Even though he sometimes burned it, he loved making fried chicken in a cast iron skillet and trying out new recipes to make for his friends and family."
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
If their school has ALICE training, staff and students are taught to counter any way possible when necessary, apparently....
RIP hero. This dude is a straight up G. I wish I were half as brave
Out of everyone in the room only 1 person thought to go after the shooter. Everyone else was just gonna sit there and get shot.
Hero!!!
So sad that a kind heart has to no longer be here.
God Bless. Rip
😭 Sweet boy! Heartbreaking!!
crazy story
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