New video surfaces of high school gym coach disarming a student with a gun

A high school in Portland, Oregon was saved earlier this year from what may have turned into another fatal school shooting.

Surveillance footage from Parkrose High School in Portland, OR that was recently released shows a quick-thinking coach disarm a student carrying a large gun and then diffuse the confrontation with an embrace.

Angel Granados-Diaz, can be seen on video walking into the fine arts building of Parkrose High with a shotgun stashed away under is jacket on May 17, 2019, NBC News reported.

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But before anything could happen Keanon Lowe, Parkrose High’s security guard and track-and-field coach, said he saw a concerning expression on Granados-Diaz’ face, “The look in his eyes. I looked at the gun and I realized it was a real gun and then my instincts just took over.”

Other students can also be seen running away as Lowe, a former wide receiver for the University of Oregon Ducks, takes the gun from Granados-Diaz. Lowe then passes the gun to another teacher and goes in for a tight embrace with Granados-Diaz that turns into a hug, according to NBC News.

“I just wanted to let him know that I was there for him. I told him I was there to save him. I was there for a reason and that this is a life worth living.” Lowe said. “The universe works in amazing ways. I’m lucky and I’m happy that I was in that classroom for all those kids and I was able to prevent that tragedy,” he said.

Although no one was injured at the school, surveillance footage also shows police arriving later on to take Granados-Diaz into custody.

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A local judge sentenced the 19-year-old to 36 months of probation and an immediate check into mental health and substance abuse treatment center.

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Parakram Singh, told NBC affiliate KGW, “Through the course of the investigation it became clear to law enforcement and our office that Mr. Granados-Diaz did not have the intent to hurt anyone other than himself while at Parkrose High School.”

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Atatiana Jefferson’s funeral cancelled at the last minute

Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot in her home by a Fort Worth, Texas police officer over a week ago, while playing a video game with her 8-year-old nephew, has yet to be laid to rest.

The original funeral was scheduled to happen on Saturday, October 19th but was cancelled due to a family dispute.

Jefferson’s father, Marquis A. Jefferson, was granted a temporary restraining order by a local court halting the funeral services from happening. Her father argued that he was not a part of the planning process for his daughter’s funeral and wanted to be included, according to NBC News.

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The funeral was set to take place at Bishop TD Jakes’ church, The Potter’s House of Dallas, where Jakes was going to officiate the service. News of the cancellation came from the Potters House on Saturday morning.

In addition to allegedly being left out of the funeral arrangements, Marquis Jefferson also said he can afford the funeral costs to pay for his daughter’s funeral, but supported jumped at the chance to set up a GoFundMe account seeking monetary donations for Atatiana’s funeral expenses.

After Atatiana’s death, her mother, Yolanda Carr, hired lawyer S. Lee Merritt, to fight in a legal battle for what happened to her daughter.

READ MORE: Lee Merritt critiques DA in charge of Atatiana Jefferson case

According to NBC News, Merritt tweeted Saturday that Carr had “hired me to seek justice for her daughter.”

Merritt also spoke with The Dallas Morning News and stated former Dallas Mavericks player Harrison Barnes, his wife, Brittany Barnes, and Philadelphia Eagles player Malik Jackson would cover the costs for the funeral.

Jefferson’s family is due back in court on Monday and the funeral should be held shortly after that Merritt said.

“She has been very ill & unable to make media appearances. We worked hard all week to get her prepared to attend her daughter’s funeral. This has been extremely hard on her.”

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Black NBA Players Don’t Have To Save The World

Don’t ask any of the black players in the NBA to clean up the league’s mess with China.

Despite having talents that seem superhuman at times, it’s not the responsibility of black players to fix the NBA’s business relationship with one of their biggest partners, which was strained due to a now-deleted tweet from Houston Rockets General Manager, Daryl Morey.

It’s bad enough that James Harden had to offer an apology last week for Morey’s controversial tweet in support of protesters in Hong Kong. But since then, he’s realized that this isn’t his cause.

“I’m staying out of it,” said Harden. “I’m focusing on what we have and trying to get better. We’re a week and a half away from the regular season.”

I’ve heard some ask where LeBron James has been in all this, given that he’s used his platform to be a change agent. And although James was helpful in getting California Senate Bill 206 passed, so that student-athletes could make money off their likeness, this one isn’t his fight.

As a player, James is focused on leading the Los Angeles Lakers back to glory this upcoming season. As a black man, James is more than likely reeling, like most of Black America, from the death of Atatiana Jefferson.

Jefferson is the latest innocent black person to become a hashtag, given that the 28-year-old was killed by a Texas police officer while babysitting her nephew. These are the kinds of things African Americans deal with in 2019, so excuse players like James and Harden for not having any desire to throw on their capes to help save an American professional sports league from something that has nothing to do with them.

However, James broke his silence on Monday night.

“We all talk about this freedom of speech,” he said. “Yes, we all do have freedom of speech, but at times there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you’re not thinking about others, and you’re only thinking about yourself. I don’t want to get into a… feud with Daryl Morey, but I believe he wasn’t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke.”

It’s been interesting to watch how things have played out. Morey has slid into the background as the attention has unfairly shifted towards the players. It’s amazing when you think about it, given just how much damage was done by a single tweet, as Morey has somehow been absolved of fixing the problem he started.

Which is why it’s problematic to expect black players to be diplomatic in this moment.

Black people don’t owe the world their time, especially since no one is making the same demands of white athletes.

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