A movie about a 2013 shooting that happened at DeKalb County school premiered Saturday night at the Woodruff Arts Center.
“Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story” tells the story of Tuff, who saved hundreds of lives on Aug. 20, 2013, when Michael Hill stormed the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy with an AK-47 and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
As the school went into lockdown, Antoinette was left alone with Hill, who repeatedly threatened to kill everyone. Antoinette convinced Michael to surrender by using her own life struggles to connect with him.
Seven time Grammy® Award winner Toni Braxton stars as Tuff. The film also Yaya DaCosta and Malik Yoba. Tuff's son Derrick, who was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, is portrayed in the film by Shalaby Omar, a young actor with Spina Bifida.
The film premieres January 27 at 8pm on Lifetime.
