Boom Swallen, the grandson of the late great Brian Pillman, stepped in to prevent a planned attack on students at Mariemont High School near Cincinnati, Ohio.
FOX 19 has a story up about the situation, noting that Swallen, who is 14 years old, told his dad about the attack, leading the father to go to authorities to alert them of the situation.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers noted that there would have been a tragedy with a lot of lost lives if Swallen had not come forward with the information that he learned when overhearing a classmate talking about carrying out a mass shooting. The other student had a detailed plan where he had a hit list of targets he would go after during the shooting.
The Uvalde Foundation for Kids will recognize Swallen for his actions of coming forward. Pillman Jr, better known as WWE NXT’s Lexis King, commented on the news with this post on Twitter/X:
This is my nephew Jackson Swallen. As you can probably tell he’s got the genes of his late grandfather Flyin Brian Pillman! 15 years old and already a national hero, we are all so proud of him!!! ❤️👑🙏 https://t.co/6OimLZfG08
— King (@LexisKingWWE) February 12, 2024
ABC’s “Good Morning America” also picked up on the story, as seen below:
