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  • Teacher tackles gunman

    P. SOLOMON BANDA Associated Press Writer LITTLETON, Colo.

    The gunman was walking through a middle school parking lot and taking shots at students with a hunting rifle as terrified teenagers ran for their lives. He had just wounded two students and seemed ready to unleash more violence when a math teacher named David Benke sprung into action. Benke confronted the 32-yearold gunman, tackled him and pinned him to the ground with the help of another teacher, stopping what could have been a much more violent encounter in a city all too familiar with tragic school shootings. The shooting...

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