A student who died protecting his classmates from a university shooter has been honored as a Jedi

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A student who died protecting his classmates from a university shooter has been honored as a Jedi
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A student who died trying to protect his classmates during a gun attack at the University of North Carolina has been immortalised as 'Ri-Lee Howell', the newest Jedi in the Star Wars universe

Riley Howell, 21, wasand preventing further casualties during the 30 April shooting, which also left fellow student, 19-year-old Ellis Parlier, dead.

"Riley's courage and selflessness brings out the Jedi in all of us," wrote fan relations team member Lucas Seastrom in May.“We hope that you may rejoice in his memory, and we join you in honouring his life and example.” The book reportedly describes Jedi master and historian"Ri-Lee Howell" as responsible for gathering"many of the earliest accounts of exploration and codifications of The Force".

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