Teen Suicide at Assembly

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Teen kills self at Ala. high school assembly

Suspended Mobile student shoots self before 150 in gym, police say

The Associated Press

updated 7:34 p.m. CT, Thurs., March. 6, 2008

MOBILE, Ala. - A student recently charged in a robbery and suspended from school fired a gun into the ceiling of his high school gym and then killed himself in front of about 150 classmates during a school assembly, police said.

 

Jajuan Holmes, 18, fatally shot himself about 10 a.m. at Davidson High School, police Chief Phillip Garrett said. He described the shooting as an isolated incident and said no one else was injured.

 

Holmes was charged a few weeks ago in a Dairy Queen robbery, which may have been a factor leading to the shooting, Garrett said. But he said the teen's death remained under investigation.

 

He said there had been no indication that Holmes might be suicidal.

 

Holmes had been released on bond on the robbery charge and was suspended from school on Wednesday, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. said. He didn't have details on what led to the suspension.

 

He said Holmes did not enter the school through the front office as required, but made it into a student assembly in the gym during a test day that changed class routines.

 

Chelsea Smith, a senior, said she was seated in the gym bleachers when Holmes appeared at the top of the bleachers and walked down to the center of the gym court.

 

"He had a gun to his head," she said.

 

Smith said a coach walked toward Holmes, who pointed the gun at the coach until the coach retreated. She said Holmes then fired into the ceiling and shot himself.

 

Grief counselors were sent to the school, said Nancy Pierce, a spokeswoman for the Mobile County school system. She said classes would resume Friday.

 

Traffic was heavy outside the school around noon as concerned parents arrived. Police were directing traffic and the departure of students was orderly.

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[Maztinho 0]

That is crazy.

 

Just insane.

[MrRant 0]

At least he didn't shoot anyone else. Good for him.

[Jingus 0]

I can see the appeal. If you feel like you've been forced by an uncaring society into self-destruction, then it sorta makes sense to do it in front of those you think are responsible. Let those bastards know how you really feel. Or, in the words of George Carlin in a bit about a guy deciding when to kill himself: "Parents are coming over on Sunday... Sunday sounds good!"

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

Someone was watching Pearl Jam videos.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

At least he didn't shoot anyone else. Good for him.

 

Quit while you're ahead, folks. That's the saddest and truest comment that's going to come out in this thread.

 

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Hey man, nice shot.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

He pulled a Bud Dwyer.

[EricMM 0]

Hey man, nice shot.

There we go.

[Vigo 0]

Someone was watching Pearl Jam videos.

 

Wait for the media to get a hold of that one.

 

[EricMM 0]

Whatever, due to the censorship of that video, I spent many years as a kid thinking that Jeremy killed his entire class with a hand gun (???)

 

It was only until I saw the uncensored version that I saw him put the gun in his own mouth...

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

Someone was watching Pearl Jam videos.

 

Wait for the media to get a hold of that one.

 

 

"Could a 17 year old music video be resposible for a teen's suicide? Fox News investigates"

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[Guest Vitamin X]

JotW, where the hell have you been? Now that the conservative brigade has gone, the place has felt empty without the further liberalizing of it.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

I stopped reading when things got a little too radical.