Archive for the ‘Mass shooting’ Category
“Columbiners”
Thursday, May 31st, 2018“……And much of it can be traced back to the two killers at Columbine, previously ordinary high school students who have achieved dark folk hero status — their followers often known as “Columbiners” — in the corners of the internet where their carefully planned massacre is remembered, studied and in some cases even celebrated.…..Young men, many of them depressed, alienated or mentally disturbed, are drawn to the Columbine subculture because they see it as a way to lash out at the world and to get the attention of a society that they believe bullies, ignores or misunderstands them.…..”
Santa Fe, TX: Ten people were killed and 10 others were injured in a shooting Friday morning at Santa Fe High School.
Friday, May 18th, 201819 students were attacked by knife-wielding slasher in China, among them 9 dead so far
Saturday, April 28th, 20184/13/1919: In Amritsar, India’s holy city of the Sikh religion, British and Gurkha troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators
Friday, April 13th, 2018A woman opened fire at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., wounding four before committing suicide.
Tuesday, April 3rd, 20183 people allegedly injured in a shooting at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland on Tuesday morning
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHpw7jtZQaM
In the first chaotic moments after a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., 81 people called 911 desperate for help.
Friday, March 9th, 2018“…..The office released recordings of 10 calls that sometimes depict panicked parents furiously texting their children at the school and relaying information to law enforcement.….”
The California State University system released an active shooter safety video to help prepare students for the potential threat of a gunman on its 23 campuses.
Monday, March 5th, 2018Confronting an active shooter: “There is no level of response that is going to be inappropriate.”
Saturday, February 17th, 2018Look around you. Where are the exits?
Hide: “….Dart into a room, closet, anywhere there is a door to lock, or at least to close and barricade. A room near an elevator is good because there is likely to be reinforced construction at the core of the building…”
Turn off lights.
Stay low in your hiding place
Fight
“….scissors, bookends, chairs, a hammer, kettle bells, heavy doorstops…….
If you are strong enough, wrestle or jump the gunman if he stops to reload, which could take just seconds….
“There is no level of response that is going to be inappropriate,” Dr. Blair said. “I would encourage you to not go softly.”……”
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL: Minute-by-Minute
Friday, February 16th, 2018“…..Wed., Feb. 14
2:19 p.m.
Police say Cruz is dropped off at the school by an Uber driver. The school is preparing for dismissal as he arrives so the gates are unlocked to allow cars and buses to enter.
Wearing a school shirt, he carries a black duffle bag and a black backpack inside.
Reports say a school staffer recognizes Cruz and warns a co-worker by radio.
2:20 p.m.
A 15-year-old student says he encounters Cruz loading a rifle inside a second-floor bathroom, according to news sources. “You’d better get out of here,” Cruz tells the student. “Things are going to start getting messy.” The student flees and alerts a staffer.
2:21 p.m.
Police say Cruz activates a fire alarm inside the school. Students begin to evacuate. Cruz opens fire with a .223 caliber AK-15 semiautomatic rifle in a first-floor hallway. Hearing the shots, a staffer broadcasts a “Code Red” alert over the intercom, signaling a campus lockdown.
Students and teachers take cover in classrooms. Some students flee the school and take cover at a nearby Walmart. Cruz fires into four classrooms and goes to the second floor, continuing to shoot. Police later calculate that more than 100 rounds are fired.
2:23 p.m.
Police receive multiple 911 calls of shooting taking place.
2:25 p.m.
The shooting stops……..”