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'I'm Not A Hero,' Says Guard Who Stopped Gunman At School Board Meeting

"I'm not a hero folks; I just done my job."

That's what Mike Jones, the security guard who brought down gunman Clay Duke during Tuesday's school board meeting in Panama City, Fla., as Duke was firing away at school officials, just told reporters.

His words and humility say it all.

The Panama City News Heraldhas .

Update at 3:45 p.m. ET.The News Heraldnow has a story about what Jones had to say today, and has a video of him showing reporters what he did:

Update at 1:45 p.m. ET.The Associated Press has posted this video of Jones talking to reporters and some of what happened in that meeting room. Again, his words say it all:

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