Blue Lives Matter "St. Mary’s County, MD – The 17-year-old gunman* is dead, and two other students are wounded, after an early morning shooting at a St. Mary’s County high school.
"Authorities have said that the school resource officer on duty at Great Mills High School engaged the shooter and stopped the threat, preventing additional loss of life.
“ 'School Resource Officer Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill immediately responded and engaged the shooter,” St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
“ 'He fired at the shooter and, almost simultaneously, the shooter fired,” Sheriff Cameron said.
"The sheriff identified the gunman* as a student named [name deleted out of spite], and said that he had opened fire with a Glock semi-automatic handgun just before 8 a.m. in Hallway F at the high school.
"Police said that [he] shot a 16-year-old female student and a 14-year-old male student before Deputy Gaskill fired the shot that stopped his rampage.
“ 'It sure sounds like this is exactly the way it should have been handled by a very good SRO who is also a SWAT team officer… while it’s tragic, he may have saved some other people’s lives,” Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said at the press conference.
"The sheriff said that only seconds – “less than a minute” – elapsed between the time when the first shot rang out, and when Deputy Gaskin eliminated the threat to other students in the hallway." . . .
Sure, you can see the kid's name at the link; it just won't come from me. Just be advised that the kid was white, so that should be the end of things. TD
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| One hopes the officer someday coming to our rescue will have that same look on his face. |
“ 'School Resource Officer Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill immediately responded and engaged the shooter,” St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
“ 'He fired at the shooter and, almost simultaneously, the shooter fired,” Sheriff Cameron said.
"The sheriff identified the gunman* as a student named [name deleted out of spite], and said that he had opened fire with a Glock semi-automatic handgun just before 8 a.m. in Hallway F at the high school.
"Police said that [he] shot a 16-year-old female student and a 14-year-old male student before Deputy Gaskill fired the shot that stopped his rampage.
“ 'It sure sounds like this is exactly the way it should have been handled by a very good SRO who is also a SWAT team officer… while it’s tragic, he may have saved some other people’s lives,” Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said at the press conference.
"The sheriff said that only seconds – “less than a minute” – elapsed between the time when the first shot rang out, and when Deputy Gaskin eliminated the threat to other students in the hallway." . . .
Sure, you can see the kid's name at the link; it just won't come from me. Just be advised that the kid was white, so that should be the end of things. TD
* Referred to by radio host Rick Roberts as "gunkid".
Deputy Blaine Gaskill: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Deputy Blaine Gaskill: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
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