As we reported earlier this week, Antoinette Tuff, a real-life hero, saved several children’s lives during an Atlanta school shooting.
It was a day like any other at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, as dozens of kids made their way to school. Only this time around, a troubled man, 20-year-old Michael Brandon Hill, slipped into the chaos of the packed elementary school with a deadly agenda, carrying an automatic rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition. He went to the front office and expressed his intentions to Tuff, the school’s bookkeeper.
While most bystanders would have run or took shelter, Tuff called 911 and as reflected in her gripping 911 call, thought about running, but decided to stand her ground. Tuff continued to work with the 911 dispatcher, relaying Hill’s demands to the police, all while taking the time to talk to him and treating him with respect.
