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27 October
6:54 pm

there was a father that was armed, and he came into that school and he actually disarmed and ended up taking the life of the shooter saving lives

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Zach Lahn, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

6:54 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific claim about a recent news event involving an armed father who stopped a school shooter — the details of this incident (location, what happened, outcome) are verifiable and worth checking for accuracy
What we foundAn armed father did enter the school and kill the shooter, saving lives, but the father did not disarm the shooter — it was a teacher who physically wrestled with the gunman while the father shot him.
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