//Hero North Carolina college student Riley Howell awarded Medal of Honor

Hero North Carolina college student Riley Howell awarded Medal of Honor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A college student who died tackling a gunman at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte has been posthumously awarded one of the nation’s highest civilian honors.

Riley Howell was honored with a Congressional Medal of Honor Society Citizen Award at wreath-laying ceremony live-streamed from Washington on Wednesday.