Remembering Frontier Middle School shooting: Moses Lake, Washington 1996
Last updated: March 23, 2018 Date: February 2, 1996 Year: 1996 School: Frontier Middle School Location: Moses Lake State: Washington Wounded: 1 Fatalities: 3 Shots Fired: 4-5 (Carried 80 rounds of ammunition) Time lapsed: Police response time: Police didn't arrive until after the shooter had been contained by a civilian. How ended: Taken. A coach offered to be his hostage to get out of the school safely. There was a struggle and the coach disarmed the shooter and held him until police arrived. The coach was unarmed. Civilians involved: Yes. Coach Jon Lane wrestled gun away from him, and held him until police arrived. Lane's thoughts on ending school violence were shared after the Parkland shooting in a very personal letter about his experience here. Man who subdued Moses Lake school shooter 21 years ago pens letter Perpetrator: Barry Dale Loukaitis Age: 14 Family history: Father had been unfaithful to his mot...