First School Shooting Of 2021

Columbine High School Shooting was the first major school shooting in The United States. April 20, 1999. in Columbine, Colorado two boys entered their High School and opened fired on their classmates. Two Neo-Nazi teens by the name of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold swept their school with bullets, Killing a total of 12 students and 1 Teacher.

Since the tragic Columbine shooting, The States have seen their share of mass shootings. A shooting in a Gay club in Orlando, Florida. A movie theater in Colorado where the shooter dressed as “The Joker” from the Batman movies. He was given 12 life sentences for murder. James Eagan Holmes was convicted of 24 counts of first-degree murder, 140 counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of possessing explosives.

A very terrifying and tragic shooting lays on the hearts of all Americans. Of course, every school shooting is a burden and black mark on our hearts, but the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting is the worst of all. 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed a total of 26 people including 20 small children. His first victim was his mother. His last victim was himself. Lanza took his own life before the police could arrest him. When authorities investigated his bedroom, they found his windows blacked out with curtains and suggestive murderous material. They deemed the planned this.

In the Virginia Tech shootings of 2007, A shooter injured 23 people, 17 by gunfire. He killed 33 people including himself. The moment of the shooting, authorities thought he had been an estranged boyfriend, but he was diagnosed with mental illness in high school. Reports say that he was loaded up with ammunition as if he prepared for this day.

The Boston Massacre was a bombing that included two brothers who had pressure cookers in their backpacks. They set their backpacks near where the runners of the Boston Marathon were running and had a timer set. The pressure cookers exploded killing 3 and injuring 264 people with shrapnel. The two brothers were on the run. The older brother was killed by authorities. The younger brother was found hiding in someone’s boat in their backyard. The younger brother is still currently in prison facing a possible death sentence.

The most recent shooting was Santa Fe High School in 2018. Ten people were killed, 8 students and 2 teachers were fatally shot. Thirteen others were wounded. The perpetrator was found alive and was arrested at 17 years old. He is still currently in prison.

For the first time in years, The United States of America has witnessed another school shooting. Knoxville Police received a call of an armed person at Austin-East Magnet High School. Reports state that gunfire erupted after the police arrived.

Police state that they were not sure if the male was a student or not, but the suspect had fired when authorities had approached him. A police officer was struck and the suspect was killed. The police report the officer has non-life-threatening injuries. A second suspect was detained pending investigation.

Reports say that Knoxville Mayor, Indya Kincannon stated she did visit the officer who was shot. Kincannon states he is in good spirits. The officer, to be named, states he would have rather this happened to him than anyone else.

OPINION SECTION: When I was looking for more details about today’s school shooting in Tennessee, I could barely find any information. I feel as a Country, we are no longer surprised to see mass shootings. It seems as if our mass shootings are as common as car accidents. Many Americans say that these things don’t surprise them anymore. We had our first school shooting in years today, how can we make it so it won’t happen again?