Cleveland School Shooting

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Cleveland School Shooting". 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...Read Full Story

A quote from one of Asa Coon's neighbors.... Linked from http://oddculture.com/2007/10/10/teen-gunman-on-rampage-at-successtech-academy-high-school-in-cleveland/ --- Neighbor describes Success Tech shooter as “hyper” Rachel Metzger, who lives across the street from the boy accused of shooting four people before killing himself today at Success Tech Academy, described the shooter as a “very hyper kid.” “He’s constantly yelling at his mom or anybody else,” Metzger said. “She (mom) could...Read Full Story

It seems that some of Asa Coon's classmates feared that he might do something extreme after he got suspended from school. unfortunately, authorities were not warned and could not stop the shootings. "When he got suspended, he was like `I got something for you all,"' said student Frances Henderson, who said she often got into arguments with Coon. "I guess this is what he had."Read Full Story

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