Riley Howell, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte student who died tackling a man accused of opening fire on campus, was honored Wednesday for his heroic actions. Howell, 21, was posthumously awarded the Citizen Medal of Valor during an awards ceremony for Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers. UNC CHARLOTTE: SUSPECT FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES IN DEADLY CAMPUS SHOOTING, FAMILY SAYS HE IS STUDENT“What Riley did in that class was extraordinary,” one officer said during the presentation. Terrell is charged with murder, attempted murder and assault. A ongoing petition requests that Howell, an ROTC cadet, be given a burial with full military honors.

Source: Fox News May 15, 2019 22:18 UTC