Sunday, April 5, 2009

Gutsy!


A Detroit school counselor has hit the headlines.

A social worker at a high school in Detroit is being lauded as a hero after he stopped a 17-year-old boy who allegedly was carrying a sawed-off shotgun and wrestled the boy to the ground.

No one was injured.

The Detroit Free Press reports 41-year-old social worker Idris Herring saw the teen rush through a metal detector Thursday at Westside Academy and glimpsed what looked a gun.

The boy fled after Herring tackled him and no arrests had been reported Saturday. Detroit Public Schools police said they were seeking a warrant for the teen's arrest.


There's more at the link.

Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Herring, and I hope he receives some official recognition. Tackling a shotgun-wielding teen with your bare hands? That's gutsy in anyone's language.

Peter

1 comment:

  1. Herring will probably be sued by the kid for assaulting him.

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