It warms the heart when a legitimate American hero steps up and puts his life on the line to save others in danger. David Benke doesn’t swing a bat for a living or score touchdowns on the football field.
He’s a math teacher.
An ordinary man who did the extraordinary in Denver Colorado, while maintaining a humble spirit.
The Los Angeles Times reports:
During regular emergency drills at Deer Creek Middle School in suburban Denver, math teacher David Benke always told himself and his students that, should something dire occur, he would try to protect them.
So when he spotted a rifleman shooting at students who were leaving school Tuesday, Benke didn't hesitate. "I made a promise," he said.
The 57-year-old teacher charged the gunman and knocked him to the ground. While an assistant principal grabbed the rifle, Benke and another teacher kept the shooter pinned until police arrived.
On Wednesday, a judge ordered the accused gunman, 32-year-old Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood, held on $1-million bail on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder. Two students were wounded -- one in the arm, the other in the rib and lung.
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