The National School Safety Center's Report on School Associated Violent Deaths Internet: www.schoolsafety.us E-mail: [email protected] In-House Report of the National School Safety Center 141 Duesenberg Drive, Suite 11 • Westlake Village, CA 91362 • Ph: 805/373-9977 • Fax: 805/373-9277 Dr. Ronald D. Stephens, Executive Director DEFINITION: A school-associated violent death is any homicide, suicide, or weapons-related violent death in the United States in which the fatal injury occurred: 1) on the property of a functioning public, private or parochial elementary or secondary school, Kindergarten through grade 12, (including alternative schools); 2) on the way to or from regular sessions at such a school; 3) while person was attending or was on the way to or from an official school-sponsored event; 4) as an obvious direct result of school incident/s, function/s or activities, whether on or off school bus/vehicle or school property. * Note: Not a scientific survey. Since information is taken from newspaper clipping services, it is possible that not all such clippings have reached the NSSC. SCOPE: Newspaper accounts, on which NSSC bases this report, frequently do not list names and ages of those who are charged with the deaths of others. Such omissions were in some cases because the person charged was a minor. In some instances, persons were killed in drive-by shootings, gang encounters or during melees in which the killer was not identified, and the killers were either never apprehended or were caught days or months after the crime was first reported. As a result, more is known about victims than about perpetrators and therefor information in this report relates more to victims thatn to perpetrators. DATES: This report covers all reported school associated violent deaths that the National School Safety Center knows of from the 1992-1993 School year to present. For purposes of this study, the new school year begins on August 1st. MISSING INFORMATION: The National School Safety Center has worked hard to make this study as accurate as possible. If you are aware of school associated violent deaths that are not reported in the study please contact us at the above address. Please include articles or references to confirm the accuracy of the account. National School Safety Center's Report on School Associated Violent Deaths Page 1 of 49 Print Date 3/3/2010 DETAILS 1992-1993 School Year Multiple Deaths/ Date School Name / Population Victim's NameMethod Reason Location Total Victims Description of Incident 9/21/1992 South Shore High School Damion Ennis, 15, Male, Stab/Slashing Interpersonal On Campus stabbed with 4.5 inch dagger by classmate, Michael Bubb, Brooklyn, NY Student Dispute 16, after argument about football game 2,300,664 9/25/1992 Miller High School Michael A. Arrellano, 15, Stab/Slashing Gang-Related On Campus stabbed twice by 14-year-old (believed to be gang-related) Fontana, CA Male, Student 87,535 9/30/1992 Paramount High School Sheila Lorta, 16, Female, Shooting Gang-Related Near School caught in gang gunfire while crossing street in front of Paramount, CA Student school on way to cheerleading practice; shot in the head 47,669 10/6/1992 Northbrook High School Luis Mesa, 16, Male, Shooting Gang-Related Playground gang fight; died from shotgun wound inflicted by Juan Houston, TX Student Diaz, 15, at playground of Hollibrook Elementary School 1,630,553 10/12/1992 Desert View High School Oscar Daniel Leon, 16, Shooting Gang-Related School Parking Lot shot with .22 by Antonio Redondo, 20, in a gang-related Tucson, AZ Male, Student incident 405,390 10/13/1992 Jenner Elementary School Dantrell Davis, 7, Male, Shooting Gang-Related Near School shot in gang gunfire near home, while walking to school Chicago, IL Student 2,783,726 10/17/1992 James Logan High School Thomas E. Weinhofer, Stab/Slashing Interpersonal Near School stabbed by group of teens when he got out of car to stop Union City, CA 41, Male, Parent Dispute youths from jumping on his car while he was waiting across street from school for daughter and wife attending 53,762 band competition 11/6/1992 Berkner High School Sean Patrick Cooper, 17, Shooting Gang-Related Near School victim accidentally followed assailant's car after leaving Richardson, TX Male, Student school parking lot; victim pulled from stopped car and shot in chest with shotgun; friend riding in car beaten; possibly 74,840 gang-related 11/10/1992 Sherman Elementary School Willie Clayborn, 13, Shooting Suicide Classroom/Office accidentally shot self with .22 pistol while playing with gun Chicago, IL Male, Student from home 2,783,726 11/13/1992 Langham Creek High School Rita Bertsch Wenzel, 39, Shooting Interpersonal On Campus Chair of Special Education Department; gunned down by Houston, TX Female, Teacher Dispute 2 estranged husband 1,630,553 11/13/1992 Langham Creek Hig School Steve Wenzel, 39, Male, Shooting Suicide On Campus shot self after killing estranged wife, an employee of the Houston, TX Other 2 school 1,630,553 11/16/1992 Fairfield High School Michael Jackson, Jr., 16, Shooting Robbery On Campus shot in back of head after a chase by four youths trying to Birmingham, AL Male, Student steal victim's athletic jacket 265,968 11/20/1992 Edward Tilden High School Delondyn Lawson, 15, Shooting Interpersonal Hallway bystander to argument; shot in back by Joseph White, 15, Chicago, IL Male, Student Dispute while standing in school hallway outside 2nd floor science classroom 2,783,726 National School Safety Center's Report on School Associated Violent Deaths Page 2 of 49 Print Date 3/3/2010 12/3/1992 Woodson School Frederick Williams, 19, Shooting Unknown Athletic Field/Gym lived across the street from school; shot several times Chicago, IL Male, Other while playing basketball by two men who entered gym and shot victim and wounded another man 2,783,726 12/10/1992 Southwestern Middle School Tereas Lacey, 14, Male, Stab/Slashing Interpersonal Near School fatally stabbed in fight after a youth athletic league Deland, FL Student Dispute basketball game by Franklin James Pickett, 20 16,491 12/14/1992 Simon's Rock College Nacunan L. Saiz, , Male, Shooting Unknown On Campus Simon's Rock College is a small college for high school Great Barrington, MA Teacher 2 age students in Great Barrington, MA. On Dec. 14, 1992, a student named Wayne Lo went on a random shooting 9,000 rampage. When it was over, a security guard and several students were wounded; professor Saiz and an 18-year- old student named Galen Gibson were dead. Name and age of the professor are not known. 12/14/1992 Simon's Rock College Galen Gibson, 18, Male, Shooting Unknown On Campus Simon's Rock College is a small college for high school Great Barrington, MA Student 2 age students in Great Barrington, MA. On Dec. 14, 1992, a student named Wayne Lo went on a random shooting 8,000 rampage. When it was over, a security guard and several students were wounded; a professor and an 18-year-old student named Galen Gibson were dead. 12/17/1992 PS 15 Elementary School Patrick Daly, 48, Male, Shooting Gang-Related Near School principal at school for 24 years; shot with 9mm Brooklyn, NY Administrator semiautomatic in gang crossfire while seeking 9-year-old student who left school after a fight 2,300,664 1/8/1993 Pequea Valley High School Timothy Stauffer, 17, Shooting Accidental On Campus accidentally shot with pistol by 15-year-old Leola, PA Male, Student 1/12/1993 Norland High School Conroy Robinson, 18, Shooting Interpersonal On Campus after school; shot repeatedly in chest and legs after school Miami, FL Male, Student Dispute following alleged dispute with other students 358,548 1/12/1993 Anthony Junior-Senior High Raul Martinez, 16, Male, Stab/Slashing Hate Crime Hallway while standing by school locker; stabbed by Danny Corral, Anthony, TX Student 14, who had objected to victim's long hair and boasted he would kill victim before day was over 3,328 1/13/1993 William Orr Junior High Mark Nolan, 39, Male, Shooting Suicide Athletic Field/Gym Las Vegas hotel security guard; suicide; depressed over Las Vegas, NV Other breakup of his marriage, he shot himself through heart; body discovered by two students 258,295 1/15/1993 Boston High School Axel Reyes, 16, Male, Shooting Gang-Related Near School shot in gang-related brawl on subway on way home from Boston, MA Student school 574,283 1/18/1993 East Carter High School Deanna McDavid, 48, Shooting Unknown Classroom/Office teacher and custodian held hostage with class, then shot Grayson, KY Female, Teacher 2 by senior student Scott Pennington, 17 3,510 1/18/1993 East Carter High School Marvin Hicks, 51, Male, Shooting Unknown Classroom/Office custodian at school; held hostage with teacher and class, Grayson, KY Other 2 then shot by senior student Scott Pennington, 17 3,510 1/21/1993 Fairfax High School Demetrius Rice, 16, Shooting Accidental Classroom/Office shot by stray bullet from .375 Magnum that discharged in Los Angeles, CA Male, Student classmate's knapsack during class 3,485,398 National School Safety Center's Report on School Associated Violent Deaths Page 3 of 49 Print Date 3/3/2010 1/22/1993 Mission Bay High School Michael Johnson, 15, Stab/Slashing Gang-Related On Campus a bystander to gang fight, victim was stabbed with a screw San Diego, CA Male, Student driver and knife by Michael Aragon, 18 1,110,549 1/28/1993 Hoover High School Rafael Romo, 17, Male, Stab/Slashing Gang-Related Near School stabbed in gang altercation across street from school San Diego, CA Student 1,110,549 2/1/1993 Amityville High School Randel Artis, 17, Male, Shooting Unknown On Campus outside guidance counselor's office; shot in stomach with Amityville, NY Student .22 caliber, 9-shot handgun by Shem McCoy, 17 9,286 2/1/1993 Redmond Junior High School Jason Domenico, 14, Shooting Suicide On Campus suicide on school grounds at 6:30 a.m.