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Pa. Student Critically Wounds Principal

#1 Postby bfez1 » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:11 am

RED LION, Pa. (AP) -- A heavily armed 14-year-old boy shot his school principal inside a crowded junior high cafeteria Thursday morning, then killed himself, authorities said.

The shootings happened about 15 minutes before the start of classes at the Red Lion Area Junior High School, about 30 miles southeast of Harrisburg in south-central Pennsylvania.

The eighth-grader had multiple weapons and fired at least two shots with a handgun, said Red Lion Borough Police Chief Walt Hughes.

The principal, identified by school district officials as Eugene Segro, was transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said. A spokeswoman at York Hospital referred questions to the county coroner; the coroner's office did not immediately return calls.

Segro has been at the school for more than a decade and is believed to be in his 50s, said Terry Robinson, the school district's business manager.
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#2 Postby pojo » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:36 am

What is this world coming to?
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#3 Postby mf_dolphin » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:41 am

They just announced that the Principal died :-) So very very sad on both cases.
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#4 Postby bfez1 » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:44 am

Oh no, mf
so sad and so senseless :cry: :cry: :cry:
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#5 Postby wx247 » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:45 am

:( Very sad news. It seems that either school shootings like this are back on the rise or the media has begun focusing on them again. :(
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#6 Postby Skywatch_NC » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:46 am

My prayers and thoughts for both the principal's and boy's families. :( :cry:
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#7 Postby TexasStooge » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:46 am

Why do students have to get all wild????????!!!!!!!!!
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#8 Postby pojo » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:47 am

Why can't physical discipline be put back into the school systems?
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#9 Postby ColdFront77 » Thu Apr 24, 2003 2:50 pm

I actually haven't had Fox News Channel or have heard any news today; which is odd for me.

I would think that they media is focusing on school shootings and other news, because the war coverage is getting just as much attention as various other news stories now.
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#10 Postby Rainband » Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:13 pm

Eigth Grade or not!!!!! Throw the book at him!!! :x :x :x
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#11 Postby CajunMama » Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:51 pm

Where were this kids parents/guardian/family/friends? How did he get a handgun?
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#12 Postby weatherlover427 » Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:05 pm

Oh no ... not again. :(
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#13 Postby Stephanie » Thu Apr 24, 2003 7:15 pm

CajunMama wrote:Where were this kids parents/guardian/family/friends? How did he get a handgun?


That's what I want to know - how did he get a hold of the handgun??

I also heard alittle while ago that the principal has since passed away... :(
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#14 Postby JQ Public » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:29 pm

Heard about this. Such a sad thing. I guess no one can truthfully say that it won't happen where they live. What a idyllic town and it still happened there.
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#15 Postby TexasStooge » Fri Apr 25, 2003 8:06 am

Let me tell you something, if the bullies in my school want to start a serious situation with me, then they picked the wrong kid.
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