Heartbreak & Horror in Ohio: Five Students Shot While at Chardon, Ohio High School, One Is Dead (video)
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on February 27, 2012
Horrified students being evacuated from their Chardon, Ohio high school after a gunman opened fire, killing one student and wounding four others
Every parent’s, teacher’s, school administrator’s, and police officer’s nightmare: a tragic high school school shooting today in Chardon, Ohio has left at least one student dead and four others injured. Surviving students who were shot were airlifted to the hospital. Two of the male victims are listed in critical condition.
Students who witnessed the shooting said that the gunman, who has given himself up to police and is in custody, is a student at the high school. School was in session during the shooting.
Details on this shocking shooting and the motive for it are still forthcoming. One detail that has been released is that a school assistant football coach was able to chase the shooter out of the building, no doubt preventing many more injuries and deaths. The suspect fled on foot, and was taken into custody near his car, which was parked a half-mile from the suburban Cleveland school, according to the FBI. Because he is a juvenile and has not yet been charged, the shooter’s name hasn’t been released to the media.
Prayers to all the families and members of the small community who have had their lives turned upside-down today, and especially to the parents of the child who was murdered in cold blood at school, where it is suppose to be safe. My heart breaks for you — God bless you during this horrible time.
In a city that is best known for its maple syrup industry, Chardon will now be tragically linked to other American school shootings, such as the deadly massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999.
Fox 8 News: Five Students Shot at Chardon, Ohio High School
Reported by Los Angeles Times, Ohio high school shooting: 1 killed, 4 injured at Chardon High:
One student was killed and four were injured in a shooting Monday morning at a high school in suburban Chardon, Ohio, authorities have reported.
A suspect was taken into custody, but his name was being withheld because he’s a juvenile, said Chardon Police Chief Timothy McKenna. The suspect, who is believed to be a student at the school, has yet to be charged, the chief said.
McKenna announced the death and injuries in a televised briefing. The injured students were hospitalized, McKenna said, but he gave no additional details on their conditions.
Earlier, officials had said the gunman opened fire with a handgun in the school cafeteria about 7:30 a.m. The victims were found in three separate locations.
An adult forced the gunman out of the building, and he was arrested nearby, McKenna said.
One Confirmed Dead & Four Others Wounded at Chardon High School Shooting in Ohio
From Fox News, Suspect in custody after 1 student killed, 4 wounded in shooting at Ohio high school:
Witnesses say the alleged gunman who opened fire Monday at an Ohio high school, killing one student and wounding four others, was a bullied loner who may have posted threatening messages to his Twitter account.
Civil deputy Erin Knife with the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. Monday at Chardon High School.
The suspected gunman, believed to be a student, was chased out of the school by a teacher and later apprehended about a half mile away. Authorities have not released the juvenile’s name because he has not been charged yet.
Two of the male victims are in critical condition, another male is in serious condition and one female is in stable condition, according to local media reports.
The deceased student was identified by a hospital spokeswoman as Daniel Parmertor. His family released a statement through MetroHealth System spokeswoman Shannon Mortland that said: “We are shocked by this senseless tragedy. Danny was a bright young boy who had a bright future ahead of him. The family is torn by this loss. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”
In an interview with the Plain Dealer of Cleveland, one of the injured students identified the alleged shooter as fellow student T.J. Lane.
Nate Mueller, a high school junior who was hit in the right ear, told the newspaper that he and his friends were sitting in the cafeteria when Lane approached them at around 7:30 a.m.
Mueller said he turned around after hearing a gunshot behind him and was struck on his ear, the newspaper reported.“My friends were crawling on the floor, and one of my friends was bent over the table, and he was shot,” he told the newspaper. “It was almost like a firecracker went off. I turned around and saw [T.J.] standing with a gun and I saw him take a shot.”
WEWS News: 1 Student Dead in Chardon High School Shooting, 4 others wounded
From The Telegraph, ‘Juvenile’ gunman arrested after Ohio school shooting leaves one dead and four injured:
The shooter, believed to be a student himself and thought to have acted alone, was arrested nearby at around 9am after giving himself up.
He fled from Chardon High School in northeast Ohio after he brought a gun into the cafeteria at around 7.30am as students gathered for breakfast and to study before classes began. He reportedly fired five shots with a handgun, emptying his magazine.
Five students were injured, with one later passing away in hospital. Two of the wounded are still said to be in critical condition.
Confirming the suspected gunman’s arrest and the death of the student, Chardon police chief Tim McKenna sought to reassure parents.
“He [the shooter] is in custody. No name will be released because he hasn’t been charged yet, he is a juvenile,” he said.
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