Echoes of Columbine

YWAM - Tiffany Johnson, 26 & Philip Crouse, 24 New Life - Stephanie Works, 18 & Rachel Works, 16 A home school shooting... Editors Note: This one is stretching the definition of a school shooting or mass shooting I do admit.  I have several reasons for including it in the research, first being that the shooter  at one time attended the youth mission center he targeted first but he was expelled for saying that he heard voices and playing scary music such as Marilyn Manson. So, in a way Youth With a Mission was his school. This was also a church shooting, but a church that had played a big role in his education too.  This one doesn't usually qualify as a mass shooting, because it didn't become one. Given the fact he had 1000 rounds of ammunition in his possession at the time he very well intended it to be. In this case, an armed security officer was there to stop him when he walked in the door and the killing stopped. So, though it is a stretch, it ...

Last Updated: March 27, 2018 Date:  October 2 Year:  2006 School:  West Nickel Mines Amish School  Location:  Lancaster County State: Pennsylvania Wounded:  5 Fatalities:  6 Shots Fired:  17 (though some reports say there were bullet holes "everywhere") Time lapsed: 42 minutes Police response time: 6 minutes How ended: Suicide Civilians involved:  No Perpetrator:  Charles Carl Roberts Age: 32 Family history:  Roberts was known as a church going family man and loving father who drove a milk tuck. He was home schooled as a child, and he home schooled his children. Red flags:  Unknown. First reported sign of trouble was when his wife found the suicide notes he had left for he family. She feared he was suicidal, and called police. By the time she found them the hostage situation was well in progress.  Mental illness history:  Unknown. Experts believe he suffered from severe...

Last updated March 25, 1018 Date: May 21 Year: 1998 School:  Thurston High School shooting Location:  Springfield State: Oregon Wounded: 25 Fatalities: 2 (4 counting his parents at home) Shots Fired:  50 rounds, 37 hits Time lapsed:  Under 7 minutes Police response time: 8 minutes How ended: Tackled and subdued by 7 students, including one previously injured student. The responding officer pulled them off of him and one student punched Kinkle in the face. Civilians involved: Yes. Taken down by unarmed students. Perpetrator: Kipland Kinkle Age: 15 Family history: Family had struggled with Kinkle, and he had been in treatment for depression. He attended 9 sessions, but was withdrawn because he seemed to be improving. Kip was very intelligent according to tests, but struggled with spelling. His frustration and anxiety levels were abnormally high. Red flags:  Kinkle had attempted to buy a stolen gun from another student but was caught ...

Last updated: March 23, 2018 Date: Dec, 1 Year: 1997 School:  Heath High School Location:  West Paducah State: Kentucky Wounded: 5 Fatalities: 3 Shots Fired:  8 rounds, fast succession Time lapsed:  12 seconds Police response time:  Shooting ended before police arrived.  How ended: After firing 8 shots, Carneal laid the gun on the ground and sank to his knees. some reports say he was crying. The principal approached him and took him by the shoulders, shaking him asking why he'd done it. Carneal responded "I can't believe I did that, kill me please." He was taken to the office and put under guard while waiting for the police to arrive.  Civilians involved: Carneal surrendered without intervention and was taken quietly. Perpetrator:  Michael Carneal Age: 14 Family history: Red flags: Told students that "something big is going to happen on Monday" but no one took him seriously. Mental illness history:...

Last Updated: March 23, 2018 Date:  October 1 Year: 1997 School:  Pearl High School  Location:  Pearl State: Mississippi Wounded:  7 Fatalities: 3 (including mother: stabbed prior to shooting) Shots Fired: Time lapsed:  11 minutes Police response time:  Incident was over before police arrived and suspect detained. How ended:  Attempted to flee the scene, stopped by student and staff, held until police arrived.  Civilians involved:  Yes, assistant principal Joel Myrick (a U.S. Army Reserve Commander) retrieved his personal Colt 1911 .45 auto from vehicle. Student helped pin car down. Stopped from fleeing, held at gunpoint until police arrived. Perpetrator: Luke Woodham Age: 16 Family history: Red flags: History of animal torture, he wrote in his journal about torturing his dog Sparkle to death. "I will never forget the howl she made. It sounded almost human. We laughed and hit her hard." About a...

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...

Last updated: March 22, 2018 Date:  May 1 Year: 1992 School:  Lindhurst High School Location:  Olivehurst State:  California Wounded: 10 Fatalities: 4 Shots Fired:  Unknown Time lapsed: Unknown Police response time: Unknown How ended: After 8 hour standoff with 80 hostages, the shooter surrendered to police. Civilians involved: None known Perpetrator:  Eric Christopher Houston Age:  20 Family history: Unknown Red flags: Told multiple people that he wanted to go to his old school and fire a few shots, maybe to scare people.  Mental illness history: Unknown Drug or medication use: Unknown Inspiration: Was said to watch the movie Terminator repeatedly, which would initiate conversation about shooting up his old school.  Possible motive: Was a former student, had dropped out. Regretted not graduating or getting his G.E.D. Admitted to holding a grudge against his former civics teacher a...

Victims of the University of Iowa shooting Date: November 1 Year: 1991 School: University of Iowa Location:  Iowa city State: Iowa Wounded: 1 Fatalities:  6 Shots Fired: Unknown Time lapsed: 12 minutes Police response time: 3 minutes How ended: Suicide. Shooter was found dead from self inflicted gunshot wound.  Civilians involved:  None known, shooter committed suicide shortly after police arrived. Perpetrator:  Gang Lu Age: 28 Family history:  Unknown. Red flags: Yes. Mental illness history: Unknown. Drug or medication use: Unknown. Inspiration: Unknown. In a suicide statement , he discussed his favorite movies, which he said included: "'No Way Out,' 'Die Hard,' 'Indiana Jones,' and Clint Eastwood’s movies where a single cowboy fights against a group of incorporated bad guys who pick on little guys at their will or cover up each other’s ass."  Just a guess of course, but he seemed to s...

School children being treated for injuries after 29 were wounded and 6 were killed in Stockton, CA. 1989 AP Photo/Stockton Record, File Date: January 17 Year: 1989 School: Cleveland Elementary School Location: Stockton State: California Wounded: 29 Fatalities: 6 Shots Fired: 106 Time lapsed: 3 minutes Police response time: N/A How ended: Suicide (before police arrived) Civilians involved: Shooter died before police were on the scene. Perpetrator:  Patrick Purdy Age:  24 Family history: Father was in the military, mother and father divorced when Purdy was a toddler after father threatened mother with weapon. Mother remarried, and neighbors report obvious signs of abuse and neglect through his and his siblings childhoods. It was said the children would be locked out of the house with no coats on, no supervision or guidance. He They moved frequently, and Purdy developed a reputation with the law at a very young age. Child p...