Antoinette Tuff Story – Michael Brandon Hill, McNair School Shooting

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Antoinette Tuff is the brave woman who prevented a school shooting.  Toni Braxton portrays Tuff in Lifetime’s new movie Faith Under Fire.  She’s a bookkeeper at Roland E. McNair Discovery Learning Center in Decatur, Georgia.  On August 20, 2013 she was working in the front office when 20-year-old, Michael Brandon Hill, walked in.

 

Michael Brandon Hill Walks In With An AK-47

Hill walked into the school with an AK-47 and 500 rounds of ammunition.  He got the gun from a friend’s house and took a picture of himself with it before leaving for the school.  Hill had enough ammunition to kill hundreds of people.  Luckily Antoinette didn’t panic and was able to convince Hill to surrender to the police.

Antoinette Tuff Story Michael Brandon Hill McNair School Shooting
Antoinette Tuff Story Michael Brandon Hill McNair School Shooting

 

Michael Brandon Hill’s History Of Mental Health Issues

Hill told Antoinette that he was off his medication for a mental disorder.  His lawyer tried to convince a judge that Hill had a history of mental issues but the judge rejected that argument and sentenced Michael to 20 years in prison.  In December of 2012, Hill was arrested for threatening to shoot his brother in the head.  He was given 3 years probation.

President Barack Obama Thanks Antoinette Tuff

Antoinette is a hero.  She kept Hill engaged by telling him about her life, preventing a school shooting.  Former president Barack Obama called Antoinette to thank her for her bravery.  The nation was still healing from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting so Hill’s actions weren’t taken for granted.

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