Asa Coon

Asa Coon

Asa Coon was the 14 year old shooter in the SuccessTech Academy shootings on October 10th 2007. He shot several classmates and a teacher before killing himself.

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There were five shooting victims, with one fatality:

  • Michael Peek, 15, shot in the left side
  • 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
  • Asa Coon , 14, killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head


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Written by aidanki on
I missed this column by Mitch Albom on the Asa Coon shooting when it appeared in the Detroit Free Press. It merits a brief response if only because of Albom's misguided linkage of the school shooting/suicide with the decline of religion in America. In covering the school shooting by a troubled 14 year old boy, Albom states that the youth in question, Asa Coon, was "reportedly" into a Goth lifestyle and Atheism. The manner in which it is presented makes "Goth" and "Atheism" code for 'a bad thing' ... even 'an evil thing'. In case the reader didn't get it, Albom includes a reference ... Read Full Story
Written by The_Zimbio_Team on
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Asa Coon". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
Written by The_Zimbio_Team on
Quotes from Asa Coon's classmates reveal that he dressed like a goth. Asa made several comments that might have hinted at his ultimate shooting spree at Successtech Academy. Linked from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/us/12cleveland.html --- “He was chubby and short, and he was the only kid in school who dressed like a Goth,” said LaToya Sparks, 15, a sophomore. “When he’d get teased, he’d say, ‘I’m gonna come get you.’ We thought he was playing.” Read Full Story
Written by The_Zimbio_Team on
Yet another sad story about a school shooting in the United States... this time in Cleveland. A 14 year old student named Asa Coons shot several classmates, a teacher, and then himself. He had been suspended from school, and had a history of mental health problems. Read Full Story
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Police Tape at SuccessTech Academy

Police Tape at SuccessTech Academy

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Cleveland Chief of Police Michael McGrath told press that police officers were dispatched to Asa Coon's house 5 times since 2006. Lori Looney is Asa Coon's mother.

The police cited the following reasons for involvement with the family since 2006:
1. domestic violence
2. assault
3. a property crime
4. an accident
5. the SuccessTech school shooting
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