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Riley Howell, who died tackling the gunman during the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting, was put to rest with full military honors Sunday, local news outlets report.

Details: Hundreds attended a public memorial service with a military honor guard at a 1,900-seat auditorium on the grounds of a Methodist retreat on Lake Junaluska for the 21-year-old student, who had been enrolled in a second semester of college ROTC courses at UNC-Charlotte, according to AP. 

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UNCC shooting hero Riley Howell farewelled with military honors

Hundreds attended a public memorial service for him.

Students lay candles and flowers at the steps of Kennedy Hall to honor the victims of a shooting the day earlier at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Tributes for the shooting victims at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Photo: Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images

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UNCC shooting hero Riley Howell farewelled with military honors

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