High School Principal Shot in Leg After Confronting Man With Gun, Oklahoma Sheriff Says

High School Principal Shot in Leg After Confronting Man With Gun, Oklahoma Sheriff Says
Authorities block off an area following a shooting inside a high school in Pauls Valley, Okla., on April 7, 2026. KFOR via AP
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PAULS VALLEY, Okla.—A high school principal in Oklahoma was shot in the leg Tuesday after confronting a man who entered the school with a gun, authorities said.

Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore is in stable condition, and no students were injured in the shooting, according to authorities. The suspect, a 20-year-old former student, was taken into custody, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesman Hunter McKee told reporters outside the school.