The 'hero' football coach who disarmed an alleged gunman at an Oregon high school says he's 'blessed to be alive.'
The"hero" football coach who disarmed an alleged gunman at an Oregon high school said Saturday he"put his life on the line" for his students because he didn't have"any other choice but to act."
When I signed up to be a Security Guard, Football and Track & Field Coach for Parkrose High School, I did so to guide and coach young people whose shoes I had once been in. I had no idea, that I would one day have to put my life on the line like I did yesterday for my students. Officers apprehended Granados Dias and recovered the weapon he allegedly brought to the school. He was charged with possession of firearm in a public building, attempting to discharge a firearm at a school, reckless endangerment, and possession of a loaded firearm in a public place, police said.
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