Michael Bennett attempted to help rescue an indeterminate number of persons from assault, East Greenbush, New York, February 9, 2004. A 16-year-old boy entered a restroom of the high school he attended, then emerged brandishing a loaded 12-gauge shotgun. He fired two shots at students in the hall but missed, and the students fled to safety. In a classroom in that wing of the building, Bennett, 36, teacher, heard the gunshots and, following the school’s assistant principal, proceeded through the hall to investigate. Turning a corner, they saw the armed assailant about 20 feet away. The assistant principal immediately ran to him, grasped him, and started to struggle against him for control of the gun. The assailant fired again, striking Bennett in the leg as he approached. The assistant principal convinced the assailant to release the gun, which he then handed over to another teacher. Police arrived shortly and arrested the assailant. Bennett required hospital treatment for his wound.
77522-8917Michael Bennett
Castleton, NY