Former Oregon Duck Keanon Lowe Wrestled Gunman to Ground at a Portland High School
By Brendan Azoff
Ladies and gents, we have a hero amongst us. Former Oregon Ducks football player Keanon Lowe, who is from Oregon and now coaches high school football at Parkrose High School, tackled an armed gunman near the school grounds on Friday.
FOX 12 confirms Parkrose High School football coach and former Oregon Ducks football player Keanon Lowe tackled the suspect with a gun on campus today. https://t.co/mGJ6pGzfcA pic.twitter.com/wdHxK6NVrC
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) May 17, 2019
Coach Lowe's actions saved another potential tragedy from occurring. Reports say that Lowe tackled an "adult male" who was wielding a shot gun. The perpetrator had reportedly entered a classroom when Lowe stopped him. The student was detained and there were no other suspects involved.
Lowe went to Parkrose High School as a student, playing football there before jumping to play Division I football at Oregon. He totaled 891 yards from 68 receptions over 4 seasons as a member of the Ducks, scoring 11 touchdowns throughout his career.
Former Oregon Duck @KeanonLowe, now Parkrose HS football coach, wrestles suspect to ground amid report of armed gunman near schoolhttps://t.co/OnlXcxj0Kp pic.twitter.com/fa8mOZuTPD
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) May 17, 2019
Lowe's heroic actions prevented what could have been another devastating event at an American high school. Thankfully he was willing to risk his own safety to prevent a tragedy.