Riley Howell, US student who died tackling gunman in shooting, honored as Jedi

The Star Wars fan has been immortalised in a visual dictionary as Ri-Lee Howell, Jedi master and historian

A college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has been immortalized as a Jedi by the production company behind the Star Wars franchise.

News outlets report the family of Riley Howell, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte student who is described as a huge Star Wars fan, was tipped off by Lucasfilm in May that it planned to honor him in a forthcoming book, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - The Visual Dictionary.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2PU0JnE