# Father and teacher credited with saving lives in deadly school shooting that killed four

https://mins.news/en/item/103914

- NBC News, 2026-10-16 23:19 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/father-of-two-and-teacher-credited-for-saving-lives-at-deadly-school-shooting-that-killed-four-271725125719

> Authorities credit a father of two who was driving past the school on his lunch break and heard gunfire, along with a teacher who threw a cellphone at the gunman and tackled him, with saving lives.

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