After a student at Seattle Pacific University took down a gunman with just some pepper spray and the will to save lives last Thursday (June 5th) the president of the university announced an engineering scholarship named in his honor at the University’s graduation today. Find out more about the shooting after the jump.
Aaraon Ybarra stormed the Catholic private university in Seattle last week with a shot gun in hand with an urge to kill, writing in his journal on the day of the shooting, “I just want people to die, and I’m gonna die with them.”
Turns out Ybarra was on medication for his mental illness but took himself off them because he “wanted to feel the hate.” Police found his journal in his truck which revealed his complete obsession with the 1999 Columbine shooting and the more recent Virginia Tech incident.
After killing one and injuring three, Jon Meis, a student at Seattle Pacific, sprayed Ybarra with pepper spray and tackled him to the ground while he was reloading his shot gun.
On top of saving the lives of many potential victims, Ybarra is now being charged with murder thanks Meis’ heroic capture.
The hero now plans to wed this June with his fiancé following his graduation from the university.
Source: ABC News
