Suspect In Custody In Ohio High School Shooting [UPDATE]
By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 27, 2012 3:50PM
A suspect is in custody after a shooting at a Cleveland-area high school that injured five students. Officials would not release specifics as to the extent of the students' injuries, but CBS reported that one of them was in critical condition.
The shooting occurred at the cafeteria of Chardon High School around 7:45 a.m. Chardon Local schools Community Coordinator Ellen Ondrey said the district is in "crisis mode." Bus runs for elementary schools have stopped, all classes for the district have been canceled, arrangements are being made to get middle and high school students home, the Chardon Police Department remains at the scene and that the school remains on lockdown.
A parent of a student in the cafeteria told Cleveland's WJW-TV his child heard five shots. CNN reports a teacher chased the suspect out of the cafeteria and that law enforcement officials captured the suspect walking down a road near the school. The wounded students were from another school in nearby Auburn waiting for a bus when they were shot.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has issued the following statement:
“Please join me in praying for the students who’ve been injured in this horrible crime. Praise goes to the Chardon Police and Geauga County Sheriff’s Office for quickly getting this situation under control. I’ve pledged Ohio’s full support to them, the school and the local community in this difficult time.”
[UPDATE] 11:15 a.m.: USA Today is reporting that one of the victims in the shooting has died from his injuries. USA today also reports the suspect turned himself in to bystanders after the shooting.
[Update] 12:36:p.m.: The Daily Beast has produced a Storify timeline of the shooting compiled from tweets by Chardon High School students. Both that timeline and a Chardon High School student named Nate Mueller identified the shooter as TJ Lane, a student at a Willoughby, OH, high school that serves at-risk students.
Mueller said Lane approached him and his friends in the cafeteria and started shooting. Mueller also said a friend of his, Russell King, had begun dating Lane's ex-girlfriendd.
This is supposedly Lane's Facebook profile.