'I looked at the gun, realized it was a real gun and then my instincts just took over,' Keanon Lowe said.
Security footage from another camera shows the moment football coach Keanon Lowe disarms Granados-Diaz, before hugging him in a long embrace. Lowe had been called to the fine arts building to get a student before the incident took place.
The dramatic moment Parkrose High School football coach Keanon Lowe disarmed 18-year-old Angel Granados-Diaz after he came to the Oregon school armed with a shotgun.The football coach told the news outlet that he objected to being called a hero, but said maybe his presence was down to fate."I think I've gone through stuff in my life that prepared me for that moment and I'm lucky and I'm happy that I was in that classroom for those kids and I was able to prevent that tragedy.
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