SuccessTech Academy shooting
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| SuccessTech Academy shooting | |
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| Location | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Date | Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Approximately 1:00 p.m. [1] (EST) |
| Attack type | School shooting, suicide |
| Weapon(s) | .22 caliber and .38 caliber revolvers |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator)[2] |
| Injured | 5 [2] |
| Perpetrator(s) | Asa H. Coon[3] |
The SuccessTech Academy shooting was a school shooting that occurred on October 10, 2007 at the SuccessTech high school in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The gunman, 14-year-old suspended student Asa H. Coon, had entered the school campus and shot and injured two teachers and two students before committing suicide.
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[edit] Victims
There were four shooting victims, with no fatalities:[4]
- Michael Peek, 14, shot in the left side after punching Coon in the face after he pointed the gun in his face
- Darnell Rodgers, 17, wounded in the elbow
- Michael Grassie (social studies teacher), 42, shot in the chest
- David Kachadourian (math teacher), 57, shot in the back
Trinnetta McGrady, age 14, was hospitalized with a knee injury after falling and being knocked unconscious in the crush of people fleeing the campus during the shooting.[5]
[edit] Suicide
- Gunman Asa Coon, 14, killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
[edit] Aftermath
A crime scene photo taken of the gunman after his suicide was allegedly leaked to the public via a Cleveland radio disc jockey from Rover's Morning Glory show.[6] Cleveland police officer Walter Emerick took the picture using his cell phone camera.[7]
Classes throughout the Cleveland Metropolitan School District were canceled the day after the shooting, and classes at SuccessTech Academy did not resume until Tuesday, October 16.
Less than a week after the shooting, Cleveland's public school system established an anonymous hotline for students to report threats and dangerous behavior. The school system also announced plans to install metal detectors in all its schools and hire additional armed security guards to patrol the campuses. Schools were instructed to implement additional security precautions, to be reviewed by a professional security firm.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Report: Teen shoots four; kills self at Cleveland high school. CNN (October 10, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ a b Students shot at Cleveland school. BBC News (October 10, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ "Teen Kills Himself After Shooting 4 at Cleveland High School", MyFox Cleveland, 2007-10-10. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Ohio school shooter had history of problems. CNN (October 11, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ School shooting victims on the mend. WKYC-TV (October 11, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ a b Crime scene photograph from school shooting makes way to internet. WKYC. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/10/22/12556apohschoolshootingphoto.html
