The emotional and touching moment was caught on CCTV footage.
Earlier this year, head football and track coach at Parkrose High School Keanon Lowe was declared a hero for
. But now, new footage shows that those reports were inaccurate. A CCTV clip has gone viral, showing that Lowe, in fact, did something much more heroic and admirable. He disarmed the student without being physically aggressive, and then hugged him., the student — identified as 18-year-old Angel Granados-Diaz — intended only to take his own life. In the video, Lowe is seen backing out of a classroom, with a shotgun in one hand, and ushering Granados-Diaz out with the other arm.
Many online are sharing the powerful surveillance video online, with messages of hope and words of praise for Lowe — who also used to play as a standout wide receiver for the University of Oregon.
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