Slain North Carolina Student Gets Purple Heart, Bronze Star

Slain North Carolina Student Gets Purple Heart, Bronze Star
Riley Howell (R). Matthew Westmoreland via AP
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WAYNESVILLE, N.C.—A University of North Carolina-Charlotte student who was killed when he tackled a gunman who opened fire inside a classroom has been posthumously awarded military honors.

Twenty-one-year-old Army ROTC cadet Riley Howell was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.