Janitor Helps Stop Gunman at School Shooting

A school custodian helped impede a gunman who shot four students, killing one, last week near Spokane, WA.

Joe Bowen, custodian at Freeman High School, confronted the shooter, a former student, and held him down on the ground so he could be arrested, KIRO Channel 7 News reports. Police hailed Bowen a hero.

Posted On September 21, 2017

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Janitor Helps Stop Gunman at School Shooting