The family and longtime girlfriend of murdered UNC Charlotte student Riley Howell said they are 'beyond proud' of his sacrifice.
The family and longtime girlfriend of murdered UNC Charlotte student Riley Howell said they are"beyond proud" of his sacrifice.Howell, 21, was one of the two people killed in aThomas Howell and Natalie Henry-Howell., saying he"took the fight" to the alleged gunman and got him"off of his feet." That gave the police crucial time to close in on the suspected shooter, police said.
"If he was in the room when something like that was happening, and he had turned away, he wouldn't have been able to live with himself," his mom added.Younger brother Teddy, 14, agreed."There was no question, there was no doubt that he would have done what he did," he said."He put others before himself...He always has."
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