He died saving the lives of others, and now he's receiving posthumous medals for his heroic actions.
Riley Howell, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte student who died April 30 while tackling a gunman, has been awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, according to a Facebook post by the Waynesville, North Carolina, police. Authorities said the ROTC cadet was shot and killed along with fellow student Reed Parlier, 19. Four others were injured in last month's mass shooting. Trystan Terrell, 22, has been indicted on two counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder.
"Read MoreHowell charged the shooter after he opened fire with a pistol in a classroom, tackling"the suspect to the ground covering his body, in the attempt to stop the attack," the plaque reads. Matteo, president of the Purple Heart Society, is the recipient of six Purple Heart medals for action with the Marines in Vietnam.Howell was remembered earlier this month at a memorial service with military honors.
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