Video Shows Oregon Coach Disarm And Embrace Potential High School Shooter

Surveillance footage captured the amazing moment a high school coach in Oregon disarmed a student with a shotgun and then held him in his arms to comfort him.

ABC News released video of Keanon Lowe, a football and track and field coach at Parkrose High School, can be seen walking through the hallways and entering a classroom on May 17.

When he next emerges, he is holding a shotgun and backing away from student Angel Granados-Diaz before another teacher comes up and takes the weapon away.

Then, in an extraordinary moment, Lowe — who is also a former Oregon Ducks football player — embraces Granados-Diaz and the two hug for at least a minute.

Check out the footage.

Police eventually arrived and took Granados-Diaz into custody.

Lowe was hailed a hero following the incident at the Portland high school.

“This was a best-case scenario,” Portland Police Sergeant Brad Yakots said at the time. “The staff members from all accounts did an excellent job.”

Back in May, Lowe spoke about the experience in a news conference with local media.

Granados-Diaz, now 19, was suffering from a mental health crisis at the time, according to ABC Portland affiliate KATU.

He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in a public building and one count of unlawful possession of a loaded firearm in public and was sentenced to three years of probation, KATU reported.

Thank you for loving and protecting our children, Coach Lowe!