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U.S. NEWS Monday 28 May 2018

Teacher out of hospital after

stopping school shooting

By RICK CALLAHAN everyone here feels it.” Police said the student
Associated Press “I believe it was probably didn’t appear to be in-
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) very instinctual with him. jured.
— An Indiana science There was potential for a Stonebraker said he knew
teacher was released from lot of lives being lost,” Lynas the suspected gunman. He
a hospital a day after he said Saturday. described him as “a nice
was shot while tackling an She said she wasn’t sur- kid most of the times” and
armed student inside his prised to hear that Seaman said he often joked with
classroom. intervened to save stu- the classmates. An Indiana State Police helicopter lifts off after a shooting at
Noblesville police Lt. Bruce dents. Lynas said Seaman “It’s just a shock he would Noblesville West Middle School in Noblesville, Ind., on Friday,
Barnes confirmed Saturday emphasized character last do something like that,” May 25, 2018.
that Jason Seaman was year when he coached her Stonebraker said.q Associated Press
discharged from Methodist son.
Hospital in Indianapolis. “He made it very clear: Yes,
Republican U.S. Rep. Su- we are going to be playing
san Brooks posted a video football but if your grades
on Twitter saying she met aren’t good, you’re not go-
Seaman during a visit to ing to be playing football,”
Noblesville West Middle Lynas said.
School around midday Sat- Ethan Stonebraker, a stu-
urday. dent witness, said the
“He is that hero teacher shooter was acting suspi-
who stopped the shooter ciously when he walked
from hurting more young into the classroom while
people,” Brooks said. the class was taking a test
The only other person shot, Friday. He told ABC News
student Ella Whistler, was that Seaman threw a bas-
in critical but stable condi- ketball at the shooter and
tion, according to her fam- ran toward the bullets as
ily. They released a state- screaming students sought
ment saying they were still cover behind a table.
trying to process “what “If it weren’t for him, more
happened and why.” of us would have been in-
President Donald Trump jured for sure,” the seventh
sent a tweet Saturday grader said.
thanking Seaman “for his Jeremy Seaman told The
heroic act in saving so Indianapolis Star that his
many precious young lives. brother was shot three times
His quick and automat- and underwent surgery. He
ic action is being talked said Jason Seaman was a
about all over the world!” defensive end for Southern
Vice President Mike Pence, Illinois University’s football
the former governor of In- team and had never been
diana, also credited the a person to run away.
teacher’s “courageous ac- Investigators said the
tion” for saving lives during shooter had asked to be
the shooting at the subur- dismissed from the class
ban Indianapolis school. before returning with two
“We’re all proud of you guns. He was arrested “ex-
Jason and are praying for tremely quickly” following
you and those impacted the shooting around 9 a.m.
and recovering from inju- Friday, local police Chief
ries,” Pence said in his own Kevin Jowitt said.
tweet. Authorities didn’t release
Janna Lynas of Noblesville, the student’s name or say
whose son was coached whether he had been in
by Seaman in football, said trouble before but indicat-
the teacher is a hero “and ed he likely acted alone.