“My morning has been a nightmare,” said Diana Philips, whose son Avery is a sixth-grader at the school. “I just wanted my son back in my arms,” she said. When Garcia was released, his mother, Trixie, hugged him and started crying. “I didn’t have any idea there was someone with a gun until I was released.” There was a lot of waiting,” eighth-grader Alex Garcia said. “They wouldn’t tell us what was going on. and released to their parents Tuesday afternoon. Students at the middle school were placed in lockdown around 8 a.m. It is very challenging to maintain a public building and guarantee everyone’s safety.”Ī bomb squad unit from Summit County Sheriff’s Office came to the school as well. “We work closely with law enforcement and mental health agencies. “If you see something, say something,” DiLoreto said. Jackson Local Schools Superintendent Chris DiLoreto said the district’s best defense to prevent students from bringing firearms to school is working with parents. When asked if others were involved, Brink said, “Not that we know of at this point, but that investigation is ongoing.”īrink said the student used a. Brink also said “distractionary devices” were found on the student.īrink said he did not know if the shooting was accidental or intentional. He arrived by bus at the middle school Tuesday morning, Jackson Township Police Chief Mark Brink said. news briefing.Īuthorities did not know the condition of the student. Authorities released few new details during a 2 p.m. Tuesday, 10 minutes before school was scheduled to begin. The student shot himself in a boy’s restroom at the middle school about 7:50 a.m. MASSILLON - A Jackson Middle School student has been transported by helicopter from Mercy Medical Center to Akron Children’s Hospital with what police believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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