Shooting at SuccessTech Academy Leaves Several Dead and More Wounded
October 10, 2007 – 5:18 pmPosted Under: society
A 14 year old boy has opened fire at his school, SuccessTech Academy, in Cleveland, USA, leaving 5 people injured.
This latest Cleveland school shooting is one of a list of school shooting in America, that are shocking people around the world.
The 14 year old shooter apparently committing suicide after shooting up the school in Cleveland.
The Major of Cleveland commented on the shootings saying that there were at least five people injured, four males: two adults, ages 42 and 57, and two teenagers, ages 17 and 14.
Ronnell Jackson, 15, said he saw the shooter running down a school hallway.
“He was about to shoot me but I got out just in time,” he said.
Another student, Doneisha LeVert, said she heard the principal say “Code Blue” over the public address system, and the students started running. She said she hid in a closet with some of her friends.
Students stood outside the building, many in tears and on cell phones. Family members also stood outside, anxiously waiting for their children to be released.
The small, alternative high school is in the center of downtown across from the FBI’s offices and three blocks from where the Cleveland Browns play football. The school enrolls 240 students grades nine through 12 and emphasizes technology education. All the students are poor under federal poverty guidelines.
Update: The 14-year-old, who had been suspended yesterday for fighting, was confirmed dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, WKYC-TV said.
Two male teachers, ages 42 and 57, were shot. One taught math and the other history, WKYC said. The 42-year-old is in surgery, and the 57-year-old is in good condition. Two students, ages 18 and 14, were in stable condition. Another student was hurt while fleeing the building and wasn’t shot.
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One Response to “Shooting at SuccessTech Academy Leaves Several Dead and More Wounded”
i live in a suburb of cleveland and no one was killed except the kid doing the shooting and he killed himself a few people were shot though. i do not know what was happening in his everyday life to make a 14 year old lose his mind like that.
By kim on Oct 19, 2007