Echoes of Columbine

Date: September 28 Year: 1988 School:  Oakland Elementary School Location:  Greenwood State: South Carolina Wounded: 9 Fatalities: 2 Shequila Bradley, age 8, died at the scene. Tequila Thomas, (no photo available) also 8, died 3 days later Shots Fired: 18? Time lapsed: Unknown Police response time: Unknown How ended: A teacher confronted him, he shot the teacher in the mount. Teacher talked him into dropping the gun and waiting. He was arrested without further incident. Civilians involved: An unarmed physical education teacher talked him into surrendering and waiting for police. Perpetrator:  James William Wilson Jr. Age: 19 Family history: Father was abusive, threatened to shoot his son to discipline him on at least one occasion. He often lived with his grandmother, who rented the movie Psycho over and over and made him watch it with her. Bullied: Yes, teased for being overweight and dressing funny. Red flags: Trouble in scho...

A shooter who was also a survivor of the mass suicide at Jonestown... so many missed signals.  Date: February 24 Year: 1984 School:  49th Street Elementary School Location:  Los Angeles State: California Wounded: 12 Fatalities: 2 Shots Fired:  39 AR-15/18 Shotguns (1 in 4.07 ratio) Time lapsed: 10 Police response time: 17,  How ended: After a 3 and a half hour standoff, after tear gas was deployed by police, house was raided, shooter was found dead of an apparent suicide.  Civilians involved: None known Perpetrator:  Tyrone Mitchell Age: 28 Family history:  Childhood history is scant, but it was reported that he had issues with anger even as a child. In school he was a popular student, active in sports. His childhood home had been torn down to make room for an addition to the school. He lived across the street from the school at the time. 5 1/2 years prior to the shooting, his family had joined the P...