Officials Escort Riley Howell Back to Haywood County
Officials escort Riley Howell, the man shot and killed on UNCC’s campus, back to Haywood County. Riley saved other lives with his selfless act. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said Wednesday…

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Credit: QC WriterOfficials escort Riley Howell, the man shot and killed on UNCC's campus, back to Haywood County.
Riley saved other lives with his selfless act. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said Wednesday afternoon that 21-year-old Riley Howell "took the fight to the assailant" after determining he had no place to run or hide in his classroom Tuesday afternoon at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
Howell's funeral will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. at Lake Junaluska Stuart Auditoriam in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.
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