05-23-2018, 02:45 AM
According to this article published today, Officer Barnes was armed and engaged in gunfire with the teen shooter. But, the shooter shot and incapacitated Barnes.
Snip:
A Texas police officer who engaged in a gunfight with a school shooter and urged colleagues to help wounded students even as he suffered massive blood loss is being hailed as a hero.
School district policeman John Barnes was seriously injured by a shotgun blast as he confronted the attacker.
He and another officer tackled the shooter within four minutes, saving many lives, a sheriff says.
Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said at a Monday news conference the officers had rushed towards the sound of gunshots, just as they rehearsed during active shooter training.
"Every door they opened," he said, "they weren't sure what was on the other side of it, but they opened those doors continuously - time after time - until that school was cleared.
"That's what you call a hero. They didn't run from it, they ran to it."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44213620
Snip:
A Texas police officer who engaged in a gunfight with a school shooter and urged colleagues to help wounded students even as he suffered massive blood loss is being hailed as a hero.
School district policeman John Barnes was seriously injured by a shotgun blast as he confronted the attacker.
He and another officer tackled the shooter within four minutes, saving many lives, a sheriff says.
Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said at a Monday news conference the officers had rushed towards the sound of gunshots, just as they rehearsed during active shooter training.
"Every door they opened," he said, "they weren't sure what was on the other side of it, but they opened those doors continuously - time after time - until that school was cleared.
"That's what you call a hero. They didn't run from it, they ran to it."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44213620