10-21-2013, 10:22 PM
Another mass shooting at a school. Why are these happening so much more frequently?
The latest one:
SPARKS, Nev. -- SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two 12-year-old boys and killing a math teacher who was trying to protect children from their classmate.
The unidentified shooter killed himself with the gun after a rampage that occurred in front of 20 to 30 horrified students who had just returned to school from a weeklong fall break. Authorities did not provide a motive for the shooting, and it's unknown where the student got the gun.
Teacher Michael Landsberry was being hailed for his actions outside Sparks Middle School during the shooting.
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Landsberry, 45, was a military veteran and leaves behind a wife and two stepdaughters.
Sparks Mayor Geno Martini said Landsberry served two tours in Afghanistan with the Nevada National Guard.
"In my estimation, he is a hero. ... We do know he was trying to intervene," Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson said.
Both wounded students were listed in stable condition. One was shot in the shoulder, and the other was hit in the abdomen.
Full story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21...39368.html
The latest one:
SPARKS, Nev. -- SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two 12-year-old boys and killing a math teacher who was trying to protect children from their classmate.
The unidentified shooter killed himself with the gun after a rampage that occurred in front of 20 to 30 horrified students who had just returned to school from a weeklong fall break. Authorities did not provide a motive for the shooting, and it's unknown where the student got the gun.
Teacher Michael Landsberry was being hailed for his actions outside Sparks Middle School during the shooting.
Landsberry, 45, was a military veteran and leaves behind a wife and two stepdaughters.
Sparks Mayor Geno Martini said Landsberry served two tours in Afghanistan with the Nevada National Guard.
"In my estimation, he is a hero. ... We do know he was trying to intervene," Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson said.
Both wounded students were listed in stable condition. One was shot in the shoulder, and the other was hit in the abdomen.
Full story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21...39368.html