Sez.EJ Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 http://mississippistate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=983337 Logan Lowery BulldogBlitz.com Publisher Tuesday morning began just like any other morning for football star Kaleb Eulls. Eulls and his three younger sisters were among 22 passengers on a school bus bound for Yazoo County High School in western Mississippi until a 14-year old female student boarded the bus armed with a .380 semi-automatic handgun threatening to shoot and ordering the bus driver to pull over. Eulls had fallen asleep at the back of the bus listening to his mp3 player and did not realize what was happening until one of his sisters woke him up. "My sister that was in front of me woke up and told me that the girl had a gun," Eulls said. "She was pointing it back and forth at other people and the little kids that were sitting at the back. I just thought real quick and tried to grab her attention before she pointed the gun at anybody else. I wanted her to point it at me so she wouldn't point it at anybody else." Kaleb Eulls saved the lives of 22 students Tuesday morning. Eulls then opened up the emergency door located in the back and began evacuating as many students as he could from the rear of the bus while trying to reason with the armed female. "I just tried to talk to her and calm her down," said the 6-foot-4, 255-pound Eulls. "She was just getting louder and louder. I guess for a quick second she looked out the window and when she did that I just sprung at her. I just knocked her down and got the gun away from her. When I got the gun I ran out the back door and disarmed it." Eulls, who is a four-star defensive end that is verbally committed to play football at Mississippi State next year, was not concerned for his own well being at the moment. He selflessly did what he thought was the right thing to save the life of the others on board. "I was just scared for the younger kids and my family that was on the bus," Eulls said. "I was just thinking things out step-by-step as quickly as I could. After we got to the school and watched the tape I just sat there thinking 'what in the world did I just do?' I just thought about what if this would have happened or if this would have happened? It was just crazy." Eulls, already a hometown sports hero in the town of just over 1,300 about 30 miles north of Jackson, Miss., earned the respect of the local law enforcement. "The (officers) who have been there for a long time told me that they have stared down many barrels before and always felt like it was a big cannon pointing at them," Eulls said. "It is one scary feeling." Yazoo County Sheriff Tommy Vaughn was quoted in the Jackson, Miss., based The Clarion Ledger saying "If it hadn't been for this star football player, things could have been different. He didn't go overboard, but he did exactly what it took to get her on the ground. "He made the statement to one of my deputies that if she was going to shoot anyone he would rather she shoot him. Watching him do that and him doing such a heroic act and not even caring about his own safety, that's something you don't see every day." The female assailant was arrested on 22 counts of attempted aggravated assault, 22 counts of kidnapping and one count of possession of a firearm on school property. She was taken to the county juvenile detention facility. As for people now calling a hero, Eulls feels he was just doing what anyone else would have done in that situation. "I just tell them thank you and not to do anything crazy like that," Eulls said. Eulls is rated the No. 19 defensive end in the nation and the No. 8 overall prospect in Mississippi by Rivals.com. He holds scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Southern Miss and Tennessee but has been committed to the Bulldogs since early July. ****It is so awesome to see people who are still selfless and willing to sacrifice for others. Kid's a quick thinker.,. he'll go far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasdogg Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Wow, that is exactly how we hope we all would act, isn't it? That goes beyond balls or character. That kid walks the walk, and sounds like a fine young man we'd all want our boys to grow up like. Outstanding! Left me speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicineman Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 What made this girl go off the deep end in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasdogg Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 What made this girl go off the deep end in the first place? That is what you really wanted to know? Seriously? Are you kidding me???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobstrocity Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 What made this girl go off the deep end in the first place? It's rural Mississippi. An all African American School. This poor girl was a victim of racism and god knows what else her entire life. It's not surprising to me. I hope that she receives the counseling and help she so desperately needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshutchins Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 It's rural Mississippi. An all African American School. This poor girl was a victim of racism and god knows what else her entire life. It's not surprising to me. I hope that she receives the counseling and help she so desperately needs. I hope she experiences serious consequences for an unspeakable act. I hate that she felt desperate but whatever she experienced in her past does not justify pulling a gun on innocent kids riding a bus. What is it that makes folks look at criminals and think "poor thing... ?" I think this is misplaced compassion. It's not okay to do what she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 "it's rural Mississippi. An all African American School. This poor girl was a victim of racism and god knows what else her entire life. It's not surprising to me. I hope that she receives the counseling and help she so desperately needs." I'm seriously hoping this was sarcasm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Abe Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 ****It is so awesome to see people who are still selfless and willing to sacrifice for others. Kid's a quick thinker.,. he'll go far. EXACTLY. I was shot in Iraq, and have been in many a gunfight and hit by plenty of IED's. No amount of training you recieve police officer or soldier or marine or whatever prepares you mentally for when you get hit. I personally think it should be considered a modern day miracle that this young man threw his well being out and start acting immediately for everyone else on that bus. Thank you and bravo to Kaleb Eulls. I think that is an act that is becoming rare to see in the younger generations of kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClevelandSound Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 It's rural Mississippi. An all African American School. This poor girl was a victim of racism and god knows what else her entire life. It's not surprising to me. I hope that she receives the counseling and help she so desperately needs. I hope she reveives the biggest asswhooping of her lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownIndian Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 kudos to Kaleb Eulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sez.EJ Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I am glad you guys enjoyed this post...It was really so inspiring, I had to post it.... I can't even put into words what kind of person it takes to do what this kid did. I would love to shake his hand.. Matter of fact I would be honored to do about anything to help out this kid. If I were rich, I would pay for whatever his scholarship did not cover so he can get a good education. I imagine he will make good use of it Everyone who knows him, family, community must be glowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownsFan17 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 It is so refreshing to hear stories like this one. It seems that all I ever hear from the news lately is bad. Kind of renews your faith in humankind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshutchins Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 ... but it's safe to assume she didn't do this on a whim "Hey lets take a gun and get on a school bus and terrorize everybody, that sounds like fun!!" I'm not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Quite the contrast to the Blount story this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dawg Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 It's rural Mississippi. An all African American School. This poor girl was a victim of racism and god knows what else her entire life. It's not surprising to me. I hope that she receives the counseling and help she so desperately needs. [/quote How the hell was she a victim of racism in an all african american school??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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