At the all-girls Union School, 17-year-old Thomas McGiffin shot and seriously wounded the principal, Prof. Wilson, in the hip because Wilson refused to deliver a note to one of the girls. A teacher was also wounded. Larry then walked out of the office and out of the building then walked to a nearby parking lot and committed suicide. 27 men and boys were arrested and an arsenal was seized in the Bronx as the police headed off a gang war resulting from the fatal shooting of a teenager at. 61-year-old Henry Suhre, quartermaster at. "But it never leaves. During the school exhibition, a group of young men tried to break up a student performance. He apologized to her, and she said she had forgiven him. 24-year-old Douglas Petersen, killed 20-year-old teacher, Margaret Wegman, who was standing in the doorway of a rural schoolhouse. On Monday, the Kentucky Parole Board denied the 42-year-old his freedom after his first time up for parole. When Mr. Ingrim went after Hildreth with an axe, Hildreth shot him in the stomach. He was later found not guilty by reason of insanity. Five were injured, including a girl who was shot in the face. "I was just moving slow, steady forward, so it didn't panic him," he said. She worries that he isnt equipped to handle life outside prison and could still harm others. Bryant Hignight and four other students were at the outhouse of the Mount Zion school. At the Perkins School's Thanksgiving night pie supper, 21-year-old teacher Joe Todd, was mysteriously shot. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. A 13-year-old boy, Luckert, accidentally shot and wounded Allie McDonald, another boy at the Neill school. 5 , 92-2, O H.R. He raped and shot her; she was expected to live. Sixteen-year-old freshman Earl Wolf was accidentally shot in the leg with a revolver about noon, in the company of classmates at Central High School. The shooter was charged with. Alfred Chestnut and Ransom Watkins, who were both 16 at the time, and 17-year-old Andrew Stewart were convicted of the murder and sentenced to life in prison. The shooting was later ruled to be accidental. The Kentucky Parole Board decided Monday that Clay Shrout cannot seek parole again until 2029. 17-year-old Edward Marley was accidentally killed by a fellow actor with a loaded gun while rehearsing for a play at Blencoe High School. In 1997, a 14-year-old boy opened fire at his high school, killing 3. "A black bearded maniac drew an automatic pistol" and fired five shots into a crowd of boys at the Harlem School, who were taunting him. At Atlantic Shores Christian School, 16-year-old student Nicholas Elliott shot two teachers with a Mac-10 9-millimeter machine pistol, killing 41-year-old Karen Farley and critically wounding 37-year-old Sam Marino, then began firing on a classroom full of students before the gun jammed; no students were hit. A mob tracked and killed Glover 7 miles (11km) in Indianola (now. Prior to 2022, the highest number . Mr. McGinnis was killed by his daughter's teacher after McGinnis threatened the teacher for expelling his daughter from school. A young man wearing a hood and surgical mask shot and seriously injured the business manager of St. John's College High School during an attempted robbery. William Benedict Sr. was instantly killed, William Benedict Jr. was shot in the ankle, Bourdon Galloway was shot in the right arm, and Mike Gaddis was shot in the leg. No one was injured. While incarcerating Carneal for the rest of his life may seem like a harsh penalty, it is only a pittance in comparison to what these families suffer.. The girls were bystanders. She pointed it at the ground and squeezed the trigger. Before lunch, 13-year-old Jeremy Bryant waved a small silver handgun around in front of a couple of buddies gathered in a boys room at John Trotwood Moore Middle School. On Tuesday, Carneal made his case for release from the Kentucky State Reformatory in La Grange. 35-year-old principal Dennis Ray Hepler was robbed at gunpoint by three men, Kevin Dean Young, William Henry Bell and John Glenn, on the grounds of West Franklin Street Elementary school. He left after waiting outside the principal's office for a reprimand due to failing to turn in a written physical education assignment; he returned with a rifle, shooting the three staff members. 61-year-old Special Deputy Vernon Graves was accidentally shot in the face with a shotgun at the Fairview school. This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 21:08. Teacher Verna Davidson was shot in the foot. Pow. Telegraph operator Frank Shugart shot and severely injured Mr. Carr, superintendent of the stables at a girls' school. Paducah school shooting survivor Kelly Hard Alsip. 14-year-old Conniston Middle School student Tronneal Mangum fatally shot 14-year-old classmate John Pierre Kamel over a $40 debt. Someone discharged a shotgun from a few feet away. I was lucky to be her mama.". Although school shootings occur worldwide, the U.S. has been the scene of the vast majority of the attacks, especially since the late 20th century. A 28-year-old man was taken into custody the following day. The shooter, sixth grade teacher 53-year-old Samuel Grinstead Knipmeyer fled to Mexico, then moved to California and finally to Bend, Oregon where he was arrested on October 26, 1977. Twelve-year-old student James Vires was shot in the abdomen while sitting at his desk during the gunfight. Another shot fatally struck 14-year-old Deborah Faith Humphrey. Last month, she testified in front of the Kentucky parole board about how the events 25 years ago continue to impact her today. 24-year-old Roosevelt Johnson was shot in the leg after a basketball game at, 33-year-old Dante D. Hayes, a hunter and ex-convict, killed 58-year-old Richard Vancena, a cafeteria manager, and 33-year-old Robin Michelle Coleman, a cook, in the mess hall of, While watching a fistfight between students after class at, 10-year-old Jason Osmanson, teased because his parents had. Ingrim survived. Michael Carneal. Lelande, Brown's sister, demanded money from Brown before firing several shots at her, hitting her at least once in the abdomen and leaving her in serious condition. The teacher, A. T. Kelly, said it was not. List of school shootings in the United States, List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000), List of school shootings in the United States (2000present), List of school shootings in the United States by death toll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States&oldid=1102658422, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 August 2022, at 06:02. ABC News Missy Jenkins Smith was a student at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1997 when a shooter opened fire, killing three of her classmates and injuring her and four others. John Hoh, of Northern Kentucky, remembers it well. (Union, Ky.) - A man who murdered his family in their Boone County home before taking classmates at Ryle High School hostage back in 1994 will not be getting out of prison anytime soon. Smith is paralyzed from the chest down and now relies on a wheelchair. A man shot the school mistress for whipping his son. Bayard Peakes shot and killed secretary Eileen Fahey at the, 16-year-old Lawrence Karr and 17-year-old James Bergan broke into Taft High School, stole two. Now officials want to name a park for the officer", "Man Shoots 11 in S.C. elementary school", "Gunman Flees After Wounding Third Grader at Florida School", "Mason Staggs denied double jeopardy claim", "Student With Pistol Kills One Teacher And Injures Another", "Rifleman Slays Five At School; 29 Pupils, Teacher Shot in California; Assailant Kills Self", "Officers Seeking Answers After Junior High Shooting", "STATE v. 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A 17-year-old student was shot when a racially motivated brawl erupted involving white and black students at, 13-year-old Ernest Napoleon Carter Jr. was accidentally killed by a 13-year-old classmate at Hanes Junior High School who was armed with a pistol. Permission had been given in the belief the guns were loaded with blanks, but they had live shot. When Butram drew a knife on his teacher, Kelly shot and killed him. 25-year-old Robin Jenkins was shot in the elbow after a basketball game turned violent at Siefert Elementary School. He was convicted and served eight years. Walter Harris, an 11-year-old student, accidentally shot his teacher, B. C. Briggs, in the head while on a school field trip, killing him. Nov. 1, 1991: A physics graduate student kills five University of Iowa officials and . Verlin Spencer, the 38-year-old principal of South Pasadena Junior High School, killed five of his colleagues and left another seriously injured in shootings at two locations. During the hostage crisis, Taber killed school nurse Carol Day. Student James Briggs killed fellow student Randy Truitt at, 18-year-old Neil Liebeskind entered a Los Angeles computer school and opened fire on his class with a 12-gauge shotgun, killing 24-year-old Fernando E. Alcivar and wounding 6 others, in an attempt to kill another student. Perpetrator. A 14-year-old student was fatally wounded in the head by a shot from fellow student, 17-year-old Robert Ross, when he happened into range where Ross was target shooting near a lake at the school. Frank Pope, a pupil at St. John's seminary, shot and killed his teacher Mr. Bristow. A Booker T. Washington Junior High School student was shot and wounded in the forearm by another student armed with a homemade weapon. 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A lot of people think that exonerates him from consequences, but I dont think so, she said, adding that she is opposes releasing him. Bond confronted the shooter. After Liebeskind left the classroom, he was confronted by an armed security officer, Howard Barnes, who ordered him to drop his weapon. His father, John Carneal, had pleaded for his release, citing his age at the time of the crime. Roger Sprague, an assistant in the department of chemistry at the. @mikedup84. In the hours after the mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14 2018, Everytown for Gun Safety, which tracks every instance of gunfire on. George W. Longfelt, the school teacher of the Pyfer's School House, killed student Alfred Desem and fled. Parent E.E. Total incidents listed here in this section (19th century): And he and his wife offered to take him into their home and ensure he continued to get mental health treatment, according to the newspaper. 14-year-old Dewitt Duckett was shot in the neck and killed at Harlem Park Junior High School. The Indiana Main Street Program annually accepts applications for three levels. At Hamilton Middle School, 12-year-old Gordon W. Dye Jr. shot his bully, 14-year-old Gregg Johnson, in the head with a .22-caliber pistol in the school cafeteria. And they were falling.". Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman when he fired a stolen pistol at a prayer group at Heath High School. Weed was said to be suffering from melancholia (. 18-year-old Jarrod Allan Eskew killed 27-year-old Jay Severson, his Wiley Hall dorm counselor, and himself after being found with drugs the previous day. And I wasn't in a forgiving mood. A group of men in Itasca County joined in hunting the assailant. Many others were injured. Using a 20-gauge shotgun, 16-year-old Ritchie Overman shot and killed 15-year-old Leslie Lynn Wyatt in front of a classroom of students and teacher Sheila Adams at Senath-Hornersville High School. 14 people were wounded, some seriously. Parent George Nicholson killed John Kurd at a schoolhouse during a school rehearsal. He would have been the first school shooter to be released on parole. A dozen students suffered minor injuries either from shot or the scuffle to secure the gun. Thomas Thornton had been drinking and objected to Benedict telling him to calm down. A son of Col. Elijah Sebree was killed by another student. A 16-year-old student at Stow High School shot and wounded his chemistry teacher during an argument. Carneal was believed to be one of the first school shooters to come up for parole; the rest died in their attacks or were condemned to life, the Courier Journal reported. He missed and instead killed 11-year-old bystander Alejandro Vargas, a student at the school. Cordova said he had intended to commit suicide but was jostled by others and his gun moved. Lindhurst High School shooting: Former student 20-year-old Eric Houston killed three students and one teacher and wounded nine other students and another teacher before surrendering to police. The teacher, Sister Rose, said that the gun was not operational. 295. The charges stem from an incident at a home on Salem Creek Road on Feb. 23. Missy Jenkins Smith was a student at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1997 when a shooter opened fire, killing three of her classmates and injuring her and four others. Armed with a sawn-off shotgun, 12-year-old Jonah Inverson shot and killed 12-year-old Elizabeth Rivera, who had turned down Inverson's request to go out with him, in a restroom at Memorial Middle School. After being suspended for smoking, 16-year-old Nicholas Atkinson returned to, A 16-year-old female student was shot in the thigh outside, Ralph J. Tortorici, 26, a military veteran and psychology major at the.