Denver , Colorado ( CNN ) -- During emergency drills at Deer Creek Middle School , teacher David Benke used to tell his students that if anything ever happened , he wanted to be able to `` do something about it . '' When he saw a man shooting at students as they were leaving the Littleton , Colorado , school on Tuesday , `` What was going through my mind , '' Benke said , `` was that I promised . '' Benke tackled the gunman , who had shot and wounded two students , and with the help of another teacher and some bus drivers , was able to hold him until police arrived . `` I noticed that he was working a bolt-action rifle , '' he said . `` I noticed that and realized that I had time to get him before he could chamber another round . '' Still , Benke told reporters Wednesday , `` it bothers me that I was a little bit late . It bothers me that he got the second shot off '' and struck a second student . Authorities identified the suspect as Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood , 32 . Eastwood , who police said had been a student at the school in the 1990s , was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder . He appeared in court via video link from jail Wednesday morning . CNN affiliate KUSA reported a judge ordered him held on $ 1 million bond . If he does post bond , the court ordered that he have no contact with anyone under 18 and said he must seek mental health treatment , KUSA reported . It also said that if he posts bond , he can not possess alcohol , drugs or firearms and must be monitored by GPS . The affiliate said Eastwood 's next court appearance is March 2 . Authorities released no information about a motive in the shooting , saying the case was still under investigation . Deer Creek is two miles from Columbine High School , site of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history , where 12 students and one teacher were killed in 1999 . The two gunmen , both Columbine students , then turned their guns on themselves . The students wounded Tuesday , a boy and a girl , were taken to Littleton Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries , a sheriff 's office spokeswoman said . Principal Rob Hoover said one is doing well and the other was `` progressing well '' but was still hospitalized . Both students were eighth-graders , the school district said . KUSA reported one was Reagan Weber , who was treated and released from Littleton Adventist Hospital . The other , Matthew Thieu , was in serious condition at Children 's Hospital . In a written statement , his mother expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support , but asked for privacy as she focuses on his recovery . She said her son was recovering from a fractured rib and a lung injury . Eastwood 's father , War Eagle Eastwood , told KUSA that his son had struggled with mental illness , was behind on bills and could n't hold a job because of his `` not really knowing what he 's doing half the time . '' His son , who heard voices , tried to seek help , he said , but had no money to pay for it . Bruco Eastwood had been cooperative with investigators , said Jefferson County sheriff 's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley . Eastwood had been living with his father for about five years , and was unemployed other than working as `` kind of a ranch hand '' for his father , she said . He had been attending a community college attempting to get his GED . The rifle used belonged to Eastwood 's father , she said . Authorities found additional rounds around the school property . School officials could not give many details to reporters Wednesday because of an ongoing police investigation , but Hoover said the suspect had come inside the school earlier and signed in . `` We know he did that much , but then we know he left , and that was all we knew at that point . '' Assistant Principal Becky Brown told reporters she ran outside after hearing `` the pop '' and saw Benke tackle the suspect . `` When I saw Dr. Benke and the look on his face , I knew that we needed to help , '' she said . While Benke and the suspect struggled on the ground , she grabbed the gun `` and got it out of there , '' she said . Benke said the suspect threatened to sue him during the struggle , saying he was using excessive force . Asked why she ran toward gunshots when others might flee , Brown grew emotional as she said , `` Those kids are my kids , and it 's important , and my teachers , we 're like family . '' `` You 're just doing what you can do to try and protect your kids , '' Benke said . CNN 's Andy Rose contributed to this report .
Teacher says he promised students he 'd protect them if something happened . David Benke tackled gunman , but says he wishes he 'd done it earlier . Suspect Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood , 32 , held on $ 1 million bail . Shooting takes place two miles from Columbine High School , scene of 1999 rampage .