Friday, August 22, 2008

Teen killed in school shooting

Police charge 15-year-old shooter with murder

By The Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A student fatally shot a 15-year-old classmate Thursday at a high school, police said, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor.

Police identified the victim as Ryan McDonald, a sophomore who lived with his grandmother and had alopecia, a condition that left him bald since he was 3 and the target of endless teasing as a child. [more]Source (http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=213261)

See also:
Student dies after Knoxville school shooting (http://www.wkrn.com/global/Story.asp?s=8878009)
(has video reports)

Sister of school shooting suspect wanted on murder charges (http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8886307)

This is becoing so common, it doesn't even make the front page anymore.

a sad commentary on our society right now to be sure.

Why keep giving trash like this more chances? Let me guess, life has been hard for him and his entire criminal family. Even harder than the kid with no hair that's been teased his whole fucking life and then was rewarded with a bullet in the chest.

Age is just a number and a crime is no less a crime if committed by a 15 year old.

Yes i know........

Isnt it strange how they hide the names of young ones who commit these crimes??

Why??

Yes i know........

Isnt it strange how they hide the names of young ones who commit these crimes??

Why??

A juvenile defendant's identify is protected because authorities believe if the identity is released to the public, the offender's future will be effectively ruined. However, in many cases, the names are still released by enterprising reporters--as they should be, IMO.

Hey if they can commit these awefull crimes,why try to protect them?