Echoes of Columbine

Date:  March 21 Year:  2005 School: Red Lake Senior High Location: Red Lake State: Minnesota Wounded: 5 Fatalities: 9 (2 home, 7 school) Shots Fired:  45 (+13 at home) Time lapsed:  9 minutes Police response time:  3 minutes (4 minute shootout with police) How ended: suicide Civilians involved: No, an unarmed security guard at the school confronted him, but he was killed. Perpetrator: Jeffrey Weise Age: 16 Family history: His father committed suicide on July 27, 1997 after a standoff with police. Mother sustained severe brain injury in an alcohol related car accident on March 5, 1999 and had to be placed in an assisted living home. His grandmother was granted custody but she died in 2003. In postings on a National Socialism forum he says he wants to be a Nazi to preserve his Native heritage, he laments the damage done by drugs and alcohol to the native people. His parents both had alcohol issues. Red flags:  Record...

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: 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...