School Violence

Ohio School Shooting

It’s another delicate start to a new school year for South High School in Willoughby Ohio. After only one week in to the new school year, on September 3, 2008, a 15 year-old sophomore brought a gun to school and began to open fire at 9:15am. The first shot was fired at the ceiling, and the second shot resonated through the halls as he shot at the school’s trophy case with his .40-caliber hand gun. It was reported a student and teacher in separate classrooms immediately called 911 to report the incident as it was occurring, and the local Police arrived within minutes from the initial call.