A lone teenage gunman marred the first day of school at high school in Baltimore, Md., critically wounding a student before teachers grabbed and subdued the 15-year-old perpetrator. Kudos to brave educators who pinned the shotgun-wielding student against a vending machine and probably saved several young lives in the process:
PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — A 15-year-old student opened fire on the first day of classes Monday at a Baltimore County high school, getting off two shots and wounding a classmate before being rushed by teachers, authorities said.
Police say at about 10:45 a.m. Monday, a student walked into the cafeteria and pulled out a gun. He fired one shot before being grabbed by teachers, and then another shot went off as teachers grabbed him.
Jordan Coates, a 17-year-old student who was in the cafeteria at the time of the shooting, said the student used a shotgun. Coates said he watched teachers, including guidance counselor Jesse Wasmer, pin the student against a vending machine.
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