Ohio school shooting suspect TJ Lane ‘picked victims at random’

He is alleged to have shot four students in the cafeteria and a fifth in a
hallway, telling police that at least some of the victims were chosen at
random.

“He did not know the students but shot them randomly,” Mr Joyce said, calling
for Lane to be placed into custody “for the safety of this juvenile and the
safety of the community.”

Sources suggested that Lane had told police he had stolen the .22 pistol from
his uncle.

Prosecutors confirmed that they would be seeking for Lane to be tried as an
adult. Mr Joyce said the teenager confessed to firing off 10 rounds after
entering the cafeteria.

Police disclosed that a drill featuring an “active shooter” at
Chardon High School had been carried out in 2010.

The 9/11 emergency calls made by students from the school are expected to be
released shortly.

Three hours before the hearing, MetroHealth Medical Center, the hospital where
the three most seriously wounded victims were taken immediately after the
attack, confirmed that Demetrius Hewlin, 16, had died of his injuries on
Tuesday afternoon.

The statement came after the
death of Russell King Jr
, 17, was formally announced – he was
declared brain dead the night before.

Another pupil, Daniel Parmertor, 16, died soon after the shooting in a suburb
of Cleveland, Ohio, at around 7.30am on Monday morning.

Another 17-year-old boy remains in serious condition at nearby Hillcrest
Hospital while and an 18-year old girl was released from hospital and is now
recovering at home with her family.

Lane will appear back in court on March 6, when prosecutors will formally
announce what charges he will face.

At a separate hearing provisionally scheduled for March 19, prosecutors will
apply to transfer him to an adult court – if Lane is tried as an adult he
could face the death penalty.

Applications by the media to be shown juvenile court records relating to Lane
and at least one of the victims will be heard Wednesday.

A surveillance tape is said to show Lane entering the cafeteria and sitting
down at a table near to the three young men before taking a gun out of his
bag, walking over to the group and opening fire.

School superintendent Joseph Bergant II announced that classes would resume at
Chardon High School Wednesday, with grief counselors on hand to support
pupils.

He said: “We’re not just any old place, Chardon. This is every place. As
you’ve seen in the past, this can happen anywhere, proof of what we had
yesterday.”

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