Slain NC student gets Purple Heart, Bronze Star

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A University of North Carolina-Charlotte student who was killed when he tackled a gunman who opened fire inside a classroom has been posthumously awarded military honors.

Twenty-one-year-old Army ROTC cadet Riley Howell was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.

The Charlotte Observer reports Waynesville Police Chief William Hollingsed and Haywood County Sheriff Greg Christopher on Wednesday presented Howell’s family with the medals. They were provided by Thomas Matteo, president of the Purple Heart Society.

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/school-violence/articles/483951006-Slain-NC-student-gets-Purple-Heart-Bronze-Star/