The UNC Charlotte student who died after he tackled a gunman who opened fire on a classroom last week will be buried with military honors. Riley Howell, 21, was hailed a hero after he 'took the assailant off his feet,' Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said in a press conference
The UNC Charlotte student who died after he tackled a gunman who opened fire on a classroom last week will be buried with military honors.
Howell, who was enrolled in ROTC courses at the university, will be buried with an honor guard detail, the folding and presenting of the American flag to his next of kin and a rendition of"Taps" after more than 25,000 people signed a petition on whitehouse.gov pushing for the special ceremony, ABC Asheville, North Carolina, station WLOS reported.
Amy Westmoreland, the mother of Howell's longtime girlfriend, Lauren Westmoreland, described him as a"bright, beautiful, humble young man who played such a huge role in developing our daughter into who she is today."The grieving mother said when she thinks of Howell, she thinks of his"huge appetite," warm hugs and appreciation for the outdoors.
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