Chapter 151 Section 16

Monday, December 1, 1997, in West Padukka, Kentucky: As Heather High School students gathered in a prayer circle on the playground, 14-year-old Michael Cannell opened fire on them, killing three and injuring five. Johnsboro, Arkansas, Tuesday, March 24, 1998: When teachers and students of Westside Middle School were evacuated due to a false fire alarm, students Michelle Jossen and Andrew Gordon, who were hiding in the bushes outside the school, opened fire on the crowd, killing four students and a teacher and injuring ten others. Thursday, May 21, 1998, Izumi, Oregon: Kip Kenkel, 15, opened fire in the cafeteria at Southon Secondary School, killing two people and wounding 22.A few days before the incident, Kip was arrested for carrying a gun on campus and was released on the morning of the 21st.Police later discovered at Kenkel's home that Kip's parents had also been shot dead the same day.

Conyers, Georgia, Thursday, May 20, 1999: Fifteen-year-old Thomas Solomon shot and wounded six classmates at Haldy High School after being emotionally upset after being rejected by his girlfriend. Friday, November 19, 1999, Deming, New Mexico: 12-year-old Victor Cordova opened fire in the hallway of Deming Middle School, killing 13-year-old Aracely Tenner at the scene. Tuesday, February 29, 2000 in Flint, Michigan: A 6-year-old boy at Bouyle Elementary School shot a girl in his class, 6-year-old Kayla Rowland.Kayla was shot in the neck and died at the scene.It is reported that the day before the incident, the boy was heard threatening Kyra Rowland on the school playground.The murder weapon was a .32 pistol owned by the boy's parents.

Friday, May 26, 2000, Worth Lakes, Florida: On the last day before summer break, 13-year-old Nat Basil, a student at Worth Lake Middle School, shot Barry Grano, a teacher, with a .25 semi-automatic pistol, killing him instantly. San Tees, California, Monday, March 5, 2001: Charles Andrew Williams, a 15-year-old student at Santana Middle School, opened fire on his classmates from the bathroom, killing two and injuring 13 others. Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 7, 2001: Elizabeth Catherine Bush, a 14-year-old girl at Bishop Newman Secondary School, shot and wounded her classmate Kenberry Marchis in the student cafeteria.According to other students, Elizabeth suffered from depression and was often laughed at.

Granite Hills, California, Thursday, March 22, 2001: Jason Hoffman, 18, a student at Granite Hills Middle School, shot and wounded a teacher and three classmates on campus before being wounded by police during the shootout. Gary, Indiana, Friday, March 30, 2001: Recently expelled from Louis Valas High School, 17-year-old Donald R. Burt returned to school with a gun and killed a classmate. Monday, November 12, 2001, Carrow, Michigan: Chris Birch Bacher, 17, took two hostages at the Carrow Education Center before killing himself. New York, NY, Tuesday, January 15, 2002: Two students at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School duel on campus, both injured.

Monday, April 14, 2003, in New Orleans, Louisiana: A 15-year-old student was killed and three others were injured when four teenage gang members stormed John McDonald Secondary School in a shootout.None of the four suspects were students of the school. Red Lion, Pennsylvania, Thursday, April 24, 2003: Red Lion Secondary School student James Hitz, 14, has committed suicide after the school shot and killed principal Eugene Thurgrew. Cold Spring, Minnesota, Wednesday, September 24, 2003: John Garson McGraw, a 15-year-old student at Raw Curry Secondary School, shot and killed two classmates on campus.

Red Lake, MN, Monday, March 21, 2005: 16-year-old Jeff Weiss first shot and killed his grandfather and friends at home, then went to school and shot and killed a teacher, a security guard and five classmates before committing suicide. ………… In the United States, whenever a vicious case occurs, some experts and people in the judicial circle will be heard to say in a compassionate tone: "If people did what they did, all this could have been completely avoided." And so on. However, the tragedy happened, and will continue to happen whether people want it or not.