One of the two students who were killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday attempted to stop the gunman by jumping on him.

Riley Howell, 21, of Waynesville, North Carolina, was remembered on social media for trying to stop 22-year-old Trystan Andrew Terrell from firing inside a classroom.

"He died a hero," a Facebook post from Kim Barnes read on Wednesday. "He jumped on the shooter to try and stop him and was shot and killed in the process. He may not have stopped the shooter but he occupied him while others were able to get to safety and giving police time to get to the shooter."

Ellis Parler, 19, was also killed in Tuesday's shooting. Four other students were wounded but were expected to recover.

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