Teacher subdued student who fired shots at school

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-shots-fired-in-downstate-school-2-students-in-custody-20120907,0,6677843.story

7:22 p.m. CDT, September 7, 2012

NORMAL - A 14-year-old Normal Community High School student brought a loaded handgun to school Friday morning, fired multiple shots into the ceiling of a classroom, and briefly detained several classmates before being tackled and disarmed by a teacher and other students.

“This had the potential to have a very tragic outcome,” said Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner.

There were no injuries in the incident that occurred about 8 a.m., forcing an immediate lockdown that lasted most of the day. The freshman student was in police custody and was being questioned Friday afternoon. Formal charges are pending; a motive is still unclear, Bleichner said at an afternoon press conference held while students were still leaving the school with their parents.

“Fortunately, we have prepared for situations like this and all of our students and staff members are safe,” said Unit 5 Superintendent Gary Niehaus. “As a superintendent, today is a day you never want to happen.”

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This is my two grandsons school district.

[xchrom]

1. wow. frightening. nt

[valerief]

2. "They're denying him his freedumbs! He musta had a permit to carry in school.

If he ain't got a gun, how's he gonna defend hisself when he feels threatened?"

The Republican argument for the boy's actions.

[HopeHoops]

3. Doesn't sound too "normal" to me.