Category: school shooting

1 Student Shot and Killed, Another Injured at Texas High School; Suspect Charged With Capital Murder

One student was killed and another injured after a shooting at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas. “On behalf of the department, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family of the victims and to all of the students and staff at Lamar High School,” Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said. “Our…


5th Teenager Pleads Guilty in Shooting Near Iowa School

DES MOINES, Iowa—Another teenager accused in a fatal shooting near an Iowa high school has admitted to the crime, marking the fifth guilty plea among the 10 people charged. Daniel Hernandez, 18, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and two counts of willful injury, the Des Moines Register reported. He had previously been charged with…


Police Investigate Shooting Near Junior College in Laval, Que

At least three people were shot and injured in a park near a junior college in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal. Laval police say they received word just before 5:30 p.m. Friday of a shooting in a park near Collège Montmorency, in that city’s Chomedey district. Sgt. Geneviève Major, a police spokeswoman, says the…


Toronto Police Arrest Suspect in Shooting Outside High School That Killed One Person

Toronto police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect after a shooting outside a high school in the city’s east end this week that left one dead. Police say the shooting took place outside Woburn Collegiate Institute around 3:20 p.m. Monday, and left 18-year-old Jefferson Peter Shardeley Guerrier dead and a 15-year-old boy injured. Police say the…


Police Name Underage Suspect in Fatal Toronto School Shooting

The Toronto Police took the unusual step of going to court for permission to publicly identify the 17-year-old suspect in a deadly school shooting that killed 18-year-old Jefferson Peter Shardeley Guerrier in front of Woburn Collegiate Institute. The police are seeking the public’s help in finding Mustafa Kadhem, of Toronto, who is wanted on charges…


Police Name Underage Suspect in Fatal Shooting Outside Toronto School

The Toronto Police took the unusual step of going to court for permission to publicly identify the 17-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting that killed 18-year-old Jefferson Peter Shardeley Guerrier in front of Woburn Collegiate Institute. The police are seeking the public’s help in finding Mustafa Kadhem, of Toronto, who is wanted on charges of…


One Person Dead, Teenager Injured in Toronto School Shooting

Police were called to the scene of a shooting Monday afternoon at a high school in Toronto’s East End, which has left one male killed and a teenager injured with life-threatening injuries. The shooting occurred outside Woburn Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. The injured male teenager was transported to a trauma centre by ambulance with life-threatening…


One Person Dead, Teenager Injured in Shooting Outside Toronto School

Police were called to the scene of a shooting Monday afternoon at a high school in Toronto’s East End, which has left one male killed and a teenager injured with life-threatening injuries. The shooting occurred outside Woburn Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. The injured male teenager was transported to a trauma centre by ambulance with life-threatening…


Cruz Confronted on Airplane by Traveler Over School Safety Policies

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was confronted on board an airplane Thursday by a fellow traveler over gun legislation and school safety policies, which led the senator to end up calling him a “partisan.” A Sept. 15 Twitter video recorded and posted by the passenger shows the Texas Republican lawmaker was collecting his coat and luggage after…


School Shooting Survivor Finds Purpose in Trauma: Kyler Erickson

Before a fateful January day in 2011, high school student Kyler Erickson decided that he wanted to be remembered for his excellence in basketball. However, after surviving the Millard South High School shooting in Omaha, Nebraska, that occurred just mere feet from his room, Erickson spent years battling PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and depression. He eventually…