The claim first circulated on X (formerly known as Twitter) and it was captioned as follows:
Keonon (sic) Lowe, the high school coach who stopped a mass shooting by disarming the kid and offering a hug. A hero in every sense
Keonon Lowe, the high school coach who stopped a mass shooting by disarming the kid and offering a hug. A hero in every sense pic.twitter.com/qrd61DIaQ9
— Insane Reality Leaks (@InsaneRealitys) September 8, 2024
A similar report appeared on an India news site here.
FACT CHECK
The incident happened on May 17th 2019 at Parkrose High School where an 18 year old student had brought a loaded gun to school intending to commit suicide with the gun as reported by court documents.
Angel Granados-Diaz was confronted and subsequently disarmed by Keanon Lowe (seen wearing a cap in the video), the football coach at Parkrose High School and a former football star at the University of Oregon.
A teacher wearing white pants is then seen taking away the gun while the coach hugs the young man with the gun.
The coach, Keanon Lowe, went ahead and tweeted about the situation a day later on his personal Twitter account (now X)
When confronted with the test the universe presented me with, I didn’t see any other choice but to act. Thank God, I passed. I’ve spent the last 24 hours being more appreciative of my family and realizing we have a serious problem.
— Keanon Lowe (@KeanonLowe) May 18, 2019
VERDICT
According to court documents, it was not a mass school shooting event that was intended but rather a suicide.
Be aware that several accounts may try to pass the event as a mass school shooting event but it is important to know the full context before being baited.
