A student wounded in an Ohio school shooting has been declared brain dead, authorities said Tuesday, the second reported fatality in an attack that began when a teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at a suburban Cleveland high school a day earlier.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office received the word about Russell King Jr. just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to office administrator Hugh Shannon.
"The cause and manner of death of this case are under on-going investigation and will be released upon completion," Shannon said in a statement.
King, 17, was one of five students injured when a suspect identified by a family lawyer as T.J. Lane began shooting at Chardon High School Monday morning. King was studying alternative energy at nearby Auburn Career Center and like the others who were shot was waiting for a bus for his daily 15-minute ride to the center. Student Daniel Parmertor died hours after the shooting.
A student who saw the attack up close said it appeared that the gunman targeted a group of students sitting together and that the one who was killed was gunned down while trying to duck under the cafeteria table.
Lane's family is mourning "this terrible loss for their community," attorney Robert Farnacci said in a statement.
FBI officials would not comment on a motive. And Police Chief Tim McKenna said authorities "have a lot of homework to do yet" in their investigation of the shooting, which sent students screaming through the halls at the start of the school day at 1,100-student Chardon High.
An education official said the suspected shooter is a Lake Academy student, not a student at Chardon High. Brian Bontempo declined to answer any questions about the student. Bontempo is the superintendent of the Lake County Educational Service Center, which operates the academy.
The alternative school in Willoughby serves 7th through 12th grades. Students may have been referred to the school because of academic or behavioral problems.
The FBI said the suspect was arrested near his car a half-mile from Chardon. He was not immediately charged.
Teachers locked down their classrooms as they had been trained to do during drills, and students took cover as they waited for the all-clear in this town of 5,100 people, 30 miles from Cleveland. One teacher was said to have dragged a wounded student into his classroom to protect him. Another chased the gunman out of the building, police said.
Fifteen-year-old Danny Komertz, who witnessed the shooting, said Lane was known as an outcast who had apparently been bullied. But others disputed that.
"Even though he was quiet, he still had friends," said Tyler Lillash, 16. "He was not bullied."
Farinacci, representing Lane and his family, told WKYC-TV that Lane "pretty much sticks to himself but does have some friends and has never been in trouble over anything that we know about."
Long before official word came of the attack, parents learned of the bloodshed from students via text message and cellphone and thronged the streets around the school, anxiously awaiting word on their children.
Two of the wounded were listed in critical condition, and another was in serious condition.
"I looked up and this kid was pointing a gun about 10 feet away from me to a group of four kids sitting at a table," Komertz said. He said the gunman fired two shots quickly, and students scrambled for safety. One of them was "trying to get underneath the table, trying to hide, protecting his face."
Slain student Daniel Parmertor was an aspiring computer repairman who was waiting in the cafeteria for the bus for his daily 15-minute ride to a vocational school. His teacher at the Auburn Career School had no idea why Parmertor, "a very good young man, very quiet," had been targeted, said Auburn superintendent Maggie Lynch.
Officers investigating the shooting blocked off a road in a heavily wooded area several miles from the school. Federal agents patrolled the muddy driveway leading to several spacious homes and ponds, while other officers walked a snowy hillside. A police dog was brought in. It wasn't clear what they were looking for.
Teacher Joe Ricci had just begun class when he heard shots and slammed the door to his classroom, yelling, "Lockdown!" to students, according to Karli Sensibello, a student whose sister was in Ricci's classroom.
A few minutes later, Ricci heard a student moaning outside, opened the door and pulled in student Nick Walczak who had been shot several times, Sensibello said in an email. Ricci comforted Walczak and let him use his cellphone to call his girlfriend and parents, Sensibello said. She said her sister was too upset to talk.
Heather Ziska, 17, said she was in the cafeteria when she saw a boy she recognized as a fellow student come into the cafeteria and start shooting. She said she and several others immediately ran outside, while other friends ran into a middle school and others locked themselves in a teachers' lounge.
"Everybody just started running," said 17-year-old Megan Hennessy, who was in class when she heard loud noises. "Everyone was running and screaming down the hallway."
Farinacci said Lane's family was "devastated" by the shootings and that they offered "their most heartfelt and sincere condolences" to Parmertor's family and the families of the wounded students.
"This is something that could never have been predicted," Farinacci told WKYC-TV.
Rebecca Moser, 17, had just settled into her chemistry class when the school went into lockdown. The class of about 25 students ducked behind the lab tables at the back of the classroom, uncertain whether it was a drill.
Text messages started flying inside and outside the school, spreading information about what was happening and what friends and family were hearing outside the building.
"We all have cellphones, so people were constantly giving people updates — about what was going on, who the victims were, how they were doing," Moser said.
The school had no metal detectors, but current and past students said it had frequent security drills in case of a shooting.
Anxious parents of high school students were told to go to an elementary school to pick up their children.
Joe Bergant, Chardon school superintendent, said school was canceled Tuesday and grief counselors would be available to students and families.
"If you haven't hugged or kissed your kid in the last couple of days, take that time," he said.
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There are reports from CNN that a third student has died from injuries that were suffered from a shooting at Chardon High School on Monday.
On Tuesday morning, as authorities formally confirmed that a second student wounded by gunfire at Chardon High School on Monday had died, plans have been put in motion to start bringing students back into Chardon school buildings this week.
Russell King Jr., 17, has been formally pronounced dead, Chief of Police Tim McKenna said at a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The alleged gunman behind Monday’s attack, T.J. Lane, will appear in juvenile court at 3:30 today, according to McKenna. Another news conference is scheduled for after that hearing, around 4:30 p.m.
Until that time, questions regarding motives for the attack will not be answered, McKenna said, speaking in front of the district’s board of education office. Employees have been asked not to talk to the media.
Meanwhile, Chardon Superintendent Joe Bergant said schools will be reopened Wednesday. A gathering for parents and students is scheduled to be at the high school at 9 a.m. Counselors will be available. Another gathering for parents and students in kindergarten through eighth grade will be held at Chardon’s Munson Elementary School.
On Thursday, parents were encouraged to attend school with their students, where counselors again will be there for those who request their services.
Then, on Friday, Bergant said he hoped the district could get back to a “somewhat normal” day.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office received the word about Russell King Jr. just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, office administrator Hugh Shannon said in a statement. It was unclear whether King remained on life support; the statement referred to him as both deceased and brain dead.
“The cause and manner of death of this case are under on-going investigation and will be released upon completion,” Shannon said in a statement. A spokeswoman at MetroHealth System said Tuesday morning that no information on his condition was available.
Student Daniel Parmertor, an aspiring computer repairman, was declared dead immediately after the shooting.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Joy Rickers, 18, remains in stable condition this morning at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights. She is an artist and member of the Buckeye Retriever Club, a Geauga County group for dog owners.
Nickolas Wajczak, 17, is also at Hillcrest, where he remains in serious condition with several gunshot wounds. He is studying alternative energy in pursuit of a career in environmental work.
The incident began Monday around 7:30 a.m. when gunfire rang out in the school’s cafeteria.
McKenna has said authorities “have a lot of homework to do yet” in their investigation of the shooting, which sent students screaming through the halls at the start of the school day at 1,100-student Chardon High.
Gov. John Kasich has ordered flags at the Ohio Statehouse flown at half-staff in honor of the students who died. Flags in Geauga County will also be lowered.
“We are shocked by this senseless tragedy,” Parmertor’s family said in a statement. “Danny was a bright young boy who had a bright future ahead of him.”
A student who saw the attack up close told media outlets it appeared the gunman targeted a group of students sitting together and that the one who was killed was gunned down while trying to duck under a cafeteria table.
The gunman was arrested near his car a half-mile from Chardon, a town of about 5,100 people. He was not immediately charged.
An education official said the suspected shooter is a Lake Academy student, not a student at Chardon High.
More information:
• Parents learned of the bloodshed from students via text messages and cell phones. They thronged the streets around the school, anxiously awaiting word on their children.
• Teachers locked down their classrooms as they had been trained to do during drills, and students took cover as they waited for the all-clear.
• One teacher chased the gunman out of the building.
• Text messages started flying inside and outside the school, spreading information about what was happening and what friends and family were hearing outside the building.
• The school had no metal detectors, but current and past students said it had frequent security drills in case of a shooting.
• A vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at St. Marys Catholic Church, 401 North St., Chardon.
• Joe Bergant, Chardon school superintendent, said school was canceled Tuesday and grief counselors would be available to students and families.
Heather Ziska, 17, told News Center 7 she was in the cafeteria when she and other students heard popping noises in the hall. She said she saw a boy she recognized as a fellow student come into the cafeteria and start shooting.
She said she and several others immediately ran outside, while other friends ran into a middle school and others locked themselves in a teachers’ lounge.
“Everybody just started running,” said 17-year-old Megan Hennessy, who was in class when she heard loud noises. “Everyone was running and screaming down the hallway.”
Rebecca Moser, 17, had just settled into her chemistry class when the school went into lockdown. The class of about 25 students ducked behind the lab tables at the back of the classroom, uncertain whether it was a drill.
“We all have cellphones, so people were constantly giving people updates — about what was going on, who the victims were, how they were doing,” Moser said.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich issued the following statement about the shooting.
“Please join me in praying for the students who have been injured in this horrible crime. Praise goes to the Chardon police and Geauga County Sheriff’s Office for quickly getting the situation under control. I’ve pledged Ohio’s full support to them, the school and the local community in this difficult time.”
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See now three young students with bright futures are dead because some degenerate retard brought a gun to school, that is so sad, hopefully that little shit gets the death penalty.
CF wasnt it you who said something about that asian kid in chicago who got jumped that he was probably a good student and it was fucked up that they threw his books?
King, 17, was one of five students injured when a suspect identified by a family lawyer as T.J. Lane began shooting at Chardon High School Monday morning. King was studying alternative energy at nearby Auburn Career Center and like the others who were shot was waiting for a bus for his daily 15-minute ride to the center. Student Daniel Parmertor died hours after the shooting.
But you never know, these kids were obviously at school, not skipping like this retard who shot them was, that says something at least.
CF wasnt it you who said something about that asian kid in chicago who got jumped that he was probably a good student and it was fucked up that they threw his books?
It was. I was generalizing and stereotyping because he was asian. He never got mad when he was getting beat up, he only flipped out when they went for his bookbag.
Clearly you all have never dealt with an Asian parent I would take the beating from seven kids over getting caught without my books not studying by an Asian parent
You tryin to be a hero fool? You wanna see badass mother fucker?! I'll show ya a badass!!!
See now three young students with bright futures are dead because some degenerate retard brought a gun to school, that is so sad, hopefully that little shit gets the death penalty.
Clearly you all have never dealt with an Asian parent I would take the beating from seven kids over getting caught without my books not studying by an Asian parent
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A student wounded in an Ohio school shooting has been declared brain dead, authorities said Tuesday, the second reported fatality in an attack that began when a teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at a suburban Cleveland high school a day earlier.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office received the word about Russell King Jr. just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to office administrator Hugh Shannon.
"The cause and manner of death of this case are under on-going investigation and will be released upon completion," Shannon said in a statement.
King, 17, was one of five students injured when a suspect identified by a family lawyer as T.J. Lane began shooting at Chardon High School Monday morning. King was studying alternative energy at nearby Auburn Career Center and like the others who were shot was waiting for a bus for his daily 15-minute ride to the center. Student Daniel Parmertor died hours after the shooting.
A student who saw the attack up close said it appeared that the gunman targeted a group of students sitting together and that the one who was killed was gunned down while trying to duck under the cafeteria table.
Lane's family is mourning "this terrible loss for their community," attorney Robert Farnacci said in a statement.
FBI officials would not comment on a motive. And Police Chief Tim McKenna said authorities "have a lot of homework to do yet" in their investigation of the shooting, which sent students screaming through the halls at the start of the school day at 1,100-student Chardon High.
An education official said the suspected shooter is a Lake Academy student, not a student at Chardon High. Brian Bontempo declined to answer any questions about the student. Bontempo is the superintendent of the Lake County Educational Service Center, which operates the academy.
The alternative school in Willoughby serves 7th through 12th grades. Students may have been referred to the school because of academic or behavioral problems.
The FBI said the suspect was arrested near his car a half-mile from Chardon. He was not immediately charged.
Teachers locked down their classrooms as they had been trained to do during drills, and students took cover as they waited for the all-clear in this town of 5,100 people, 30 miles from Cleveland. One teacher was said to have dragged a wounded student into his classroom to protect him. Another chased the gunman out of the building, police said.
Fifteen-year-old Danny Komertz, who witnessed the shooting, said Lane was known as an outcast who had apparently been bullied. But others disputed that.
"Even though he was quiet, he still had friends," said Tyler Lillash, 16. "He was not bullied."
Farinacci, representing Lane and his family, told WKYC-TV that Lane "pretty much sticks to himself but does have some friends and has never been in trouble over anything that we know about."
Long before official word came of the attack, parents learned of the bloodshed from students via text message and cellphone and thronged the streets around the school, anxiously awaiting word on their children.
Two of the wounded were listed in critical condition, and another was in serious condition.
"I looked up and this kid was pointing a gun about 10 feet away from me to a group of four kids sitting at a table," Komertz said. He said the gunman fired two shots quickly, and students scrambled for safety. One of them was "trying to get underneath the table, trying to hide, protecting his face."
Slain student Daniel Parmertor was an aspiring computer repairman who was waiting in the cafeteria for the bus for his daily 15-minute ride to a vocational school. His teacher at the Auburn Career School had no idea why Parmertor, "a very good young man, very quiet," had been targeted, said Auburn superintendent Maggie Lynch.
Officers investigating the shooting blocked off a road in a heavily wooded area several miles from the school. Federal agents patrolled the muddy driveway leading to several spacious homes and ponds, while other officers walked a snowy hillside. A police dog was brought in. It wasn't clear what they were looking for.
Teacher Joe Ricci had just begun class when he heard shots and slammed the door to his classroom, yelling, "Lockdown!" to students, according to Karli Sensibello, a student whose sister was in Ricci's classroom.
A few minutes later, Ricci heard a student moaning outside, opened the door and pulled in student Nick Walczak who had been shot several times, Sensibello said in an email. Ricci comforted Walczak and let him use his cellphone to call his girlfriend and parents, Sensibello said. She said her sister was too upset to talk.
Heather Ziska, 17, said she was in the cafeteria when she saw a boy she recognized as a fellow student come into the cafeteria and start shooting. She said she and several others immediately ran outside, while other friends ran into a middle school and others locked themselves in a teachers' lounge.
"Everybody just started running," said 17-year-old Megan Hennessy, who was in class when she heard loud noises. "Everyone was running and screaming down the hallway."
Farinacci said Lane's family was "devastated" by the shootings and that they offered "their most heartfelt and sincere condolences" to Parmertor's family and the families of the wounded students.
"This is something that could never have been predicted," Farinacci told WKYC-TV.
Rebecca Moser, 17, had just settled into her chemistry class when the school went into lockdown. The class of about 25 students ducked behind the lab tables at the back of the classroom, uncertain whether it was a drill.
Text messages started flying inside and outside the school, spreading information about what was happening and what friends and family were hearing outside the building.
"We all have cellphones, so people were constantly giving people updates — about what was going on, who the victims were, how they were doing," Moser said.
The school had no metal detectors, but current and past students said it had frequent security drills in case of a shooting.
Anxious parents of high school students were told to go to an elementary school to pick up their children.
Joe Bergant, Chardon school superintendent, said school was canceled Tuesday and grief counselors would be available to students and families.
"If you haven't hugged or kissed your kid in the last couple of days, take that time," he said.
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There are reports from CNN that a third student has died from injuries that were suffered from a shooting at Chardon High School on Monday.
On Tuesday morning, as authorities formally confirmed that a second student wounded by gunfire at Chardon High School on Monday had died, plans have been put in motion to start bringing students back into Chardon school buildings this week.
Russell King Jr., 17, has been formally pronounced dead, Chief of Police Tim McKenna said at a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The alleged gunman behind Monday’s attack, T.J. Lane, will appear in juvenile court at 3:30 today, according to McKenna. Another news conference is scheduled for after that hearing, around 4:30 p.m.
Until that time, questions regarding motives for the attack will not be answered, McKenna said, speaking in front of the district’s board of education office. Employees have been asked not to talk to the media.
Meanwhile, Chardon Superintendent Joe Bergant said schools will be reopened Wednesday. A gathering for parents and students is scheduled to be at the high school at 9 a.m. Counselors will be available. Another gathering for parents and students in kindergarten through eighth grade will be held at Chardon’s Munson Elementary School.
On Thursday, parents were encouraged to attend school with their students, where counselors again will be there for those who request their services.
Then, on Friday, Bergant said he hoped the district could get back to a “somewhat normal” day.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office received the word about Russell King Jr. just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, office administrator Hugh Shannon said in a statement. It was unclear whether King remained on life support; the statement referred to him as both deceased and brain dead.
“The cause and manner of death of this case are under on-going investigation and will be released upon completion,” Shannon said in a statement. A spokeswoman at MetroHealth System said Tuesday morning that no information on his condition was available.
Student Daniel Parmertor, an aspiring computer repairman, was declared dead immediately after the shooting.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Joy Rickers, 18, remains in stable condition this morning at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights. She is an artist and member of the Buckeye Retriever Club, a Geauga County group for dog owners.
Nickolas Wajczak, 17, is also at Hillcrest, where he remains in serious condition with several gunshot wounds. He is studying alternative energy in pursuit of a career in environmental work.
The incident began Monday around 7:30 a.m. when gunfire rang out in the school’s cafeteria.
McKenna has said authorities “have a lot of homework to do yet” in their investigation of the shooting, which sent students screaming through the halls at the start of the school day at 1,100-student Chardon High.
Gov. John Kasich has ordered flags at the Ohio Statehouse flown at half-staff in honor of the students who died. Flags in Geauga County will also be lowered.
“We are shocked by this senseless tragedy,” Parmertor’s family said in a statement. “Danny was a bright young boy who had a bright future ahead of him.”
A student who saw the attack up close told media outlets it appeared the gunman targeted a group of students sitting together and that the one who was killed was gunned down while trying to duck under a cafeteria table.
The gunman was arrested near his car a half-mile from Chardon, a town of about 5,100 people. He was not immediately charged.
An education official said the suspected shooter is a Lake Academy student, not a student at Chardon High.
More information:
• Parents learned of the bloodshed from students via text messages and cell phones. They thronged the streets around the school, anxiously awaiting word on their children.
• Teachers locked down their classrooms as they had been trained to do during drills, and students took cover as they waited for the all-clear.
• One teacher chased the gunman out of the building.
• Text messages started flying inside and outside the school, spreading information about what was happening and what friends and family were hearing outside the building.
• The school had no metal detectors, but current and past students said it had frequent security drills in case of a shooting.
• A vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at St. Marys Catholic Church, 401 North St., Chardon.
• Joe Bergant, Chardon school superintendent, said school was canceled Tuesday and grief counselors would be available to students and families.
Heather Ziska, 17, told News Center 7 she was in the cafeteria when she and other students heard popping noises in the hall. She said she saw a boy she recognized as a fellow student come into the cafeteria and start shooting.
She said she and several others immediately ran outside, while other friends ran into a middle school and others locked themselves in a teachers’ lounge.
“Everybody just started running,” said 17-year-old Megan Hennessy, who was in class when she heard loud noises. “Everyone was running and screaming down the hallway.”
Rebecca Moser, 17, had just settled into her chemistry class when the school went into lockdown. The class of about 25 students ducked behind the lab tables at the back of the classroom, uncertain whether it was a drill.
“We all have cellphones, so people were constantly giving people updates — about what was going on, who the victims were, how they were doing,” Moser said.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich issued the following statement about the shooting.
“Please join me in praying for the students who have been injured in this horrible crime. Praise goes to the Chardon police and Geauga County Sheriff’s Office for quickly getting the situation under control. I’ve pledged Ohio’s full support to them, the school and the local community in this difficult time.”
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But you never know, these kids were obviously at school, not skipping like this retard who shot them was, that says something at least.
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