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He kept charging. A bullet to the torso did not stop Riley Howell. A second bullet to the body did not prevent him from reaching his goal and hurling himself at the gunman who opened fire last week inside a classroom at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The third bullet came as Mr. Howell was inches from the gunman, who fired at point-blank range into his head. Mr. Howell’s parents said their 21-year-old son, who is being heralded for his bravery, was shot at least three times. He tackled the gunman so forcefully that the suspect complained to...

Riley Howell, pictured with his girlfriend, was killed in the UNCC shooting. ============================================================= Riley Howell, who was praised as a hero who “took the fight to” the UNCC shooter, saving lives, was named as one of the two victims who died in the terrifying mass shooting on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. An ROTC cadet, Howell, 21, confronted the gunman as the shooter opened fire in a classroom, and Howell gave his life protecting his classmates, police confirmed. “He was the kind of person who you knew would take care of you the moment you met...

Riley Howell, hero: A student killed in the University of North Carolina-Charlotte shooting is being hailed as a hero for leaping in front of the gunman in an attempt to stop him. Riley Howell, 21, was in his liberal studies class at the university Tuesday with about 30 other students when the shooter burst in and opened fire. The brave junior ran at the gunman and knocked him off his feet, allowing fellow students the chance to escape. “He’s an athletically built young man and he took the fight to the assailant,” said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Kerr Putney. “His...