First Published: 2:49 PM PDT, May 19, 2023A 15-year-old high school student in Missouri was stunned to learn that trying to do the right thing resulted in h .
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Owen Burns, 13, of Alpena Township, Mich., was praised by police after using a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping in their yard, saying he was "freaking out" and simply reached for something that could stop the attack, striking the assailant in the head and chest and letting her escape.