Boy Kills Teacher; Subdued After Gun Jams
A student armed with a 9-millimeter pistol opened fire in a Christian school Friday, killing one teacher and wounding another before his gun jammed as he tried to shoot into a classroom full of children.
The youth, who attended classes at the Atlantic Shores Christian School earlier in the day, was tackled and disarmed by other students and teachers.
“If his gun hadn’t jammed we would have had an even worse fiasco,” said Virginia Beach police spokesman Lewis Thurston.
No students were injured.
The youth, who is believed to be about 15 years old, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of malicious assault, four counts of attempted murder, six counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and three counts of discharging a firearm in an occupied building.
Authorities said they knew of no motive for the shootings. The youth, who was not identified by name, was being held in the Tidewater Detention Hall in Chesapeake.
Police said teacher Karen Farley died of multiple gunshot wounds.
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