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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1999

Page

3

Heritage High School shooting shakes Calm Georgia seniors

Frightened students fled as a 15 year old sophomore opened fire with a .22 caliber rifle in the Heritage High School commons. Six wounded, gunman arrested after dropping his weapon. chaos followed as teachers and students sought safety and staff prayed for victims. Families waited anxiously for news as others described the frantic escape.

Brittanie Berry Nathaniel Deeter Jessie McCumber Teresa Kumar Ms. Kumar Alaina Mitchell Janice Pugh William Heritage AP Proto Heritage High School Drake Hoy Conyers Gaz Hoy Rockdale Hospital

School Shootings Across the United States Chronicle

A history of school violence from 1997 to 1999 is summarized with multiple incidents. Notable events include Columbine High School in Littleton Colorado where 12 students and a teacher died and 23 were wounded before killers committed suicide. Other cases cover Oregon, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi with various victims and ongoing trials or sentences.

Columbine High School Littleton Colo Springfield Ore Thad Fayetteville Jonesboro Ark Heath High School West Paducah Pearl Miss

Poll shows broad support for gun restrictions over rights

Pew Research Center findings indicate two thirds of Americans favor stricter gun controls over protecting gun owners rights, with women and Democrats more supportive. The poll, prior to the Conyers Ga and Littleton Colo shootings, highlights rising approval for gun control and concern about TV violence across demographics.

Washington Pew Research Center For the People & the Press Pew Conyers GOP Nnty Harris Abc-Washington Post ABC Associated Press Littleton

Clinton healings echoes through Columbine one month on

President Clinton and Hillary Clinton visited Littleton Colorado one month after the Columbine massacre to comfort survivors and urge healing. Nearly 2,000 heard an address at Dakota Ridge High School as families of the slain and hospitalized victims met privately at Light of the World Church to share grief and hope for resilience.

Littleton CoLo Clintons Columbine High School Dakota Ridge High School Hillary Rodham Clinton Heather Dinkel Columbine Frank DeAngelis Jane Hammond Jefferson County Clinton All America America Light of the World Catholic Church Columbine High White House Joe Lockhart Sean Graves Patrick Ireland Ireland Vickie Abel

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