Andrew Golden, 33, who had changed his name to Drew Grant and was living in Missouri, died when the driver of a Chevy Tahoe collided head-on with his Honda CR-V on Highway 167 near Cave City, about 100 miles north of Little Rock, according to state police. The school installed a memorial bench outside the school that is carved with the date of the massacre. The school district confirmed around 11:25 that the situation fit the pattern of reports elsewhere in Georgia. Johnson was arrested for possession of marijuana and a loaded weapon and later released on a $1,000 bond. Today, we learned five students were injured after being shot in a shopping center across the street from Edmondson Westside High School. Grant and Mitchell Johnson, who was 13, set off a fire alarm at Westside Middle School near Jonesboro, Arkansas, on March 24, 1998, and shot at people as they fled the building. Our students and staff are safe, the Richmond County School System said in a statement. Ernster said Saturday morning that no further arrests had been made and that he didn't have additional information beyond what was released Friday night. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday entitled Oversight of the Department of Justice, featuring testimony from Attorney General Merrick Garland. Police St Paul Minneapolis West Side (Location) MINNEAPOLIS Three teenage boys were injured Friday evening in a shooting on the West Side of St. Paul, after a funeral reception for the teenager fatally stabbed at Harding High School earlier this month. We're talking about the willingness to use them. WATCH: Emotions are running high in the Edmondson Village Shopping Center. Copyright 2023 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The community eventually erected a memorial garden on the campus but away from the actual location of the shooting. Nashville, TN: B& H Publishing Group, 1998. Our entire school community is disheartened by this news, and were praying and hoping for a thorough recovery for the student.. This community deserves better than this. The shooting at Westside Middle School was instrumental in pushing legislative action to allow prosecutors discretion in charging juveniles as adults. A potential threat against the school was called into the Richmond County Sheriffs Office. Two people were shot and wounded after a high school graduation ceremony Sunday in Gary, Indiana. For additional information: This tragedy will likely raise many emotions for our students & staff, and we are here to help. A Westside High School Student is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot off campus early yesterday morning. Savannah High School was evacuated They were a safe distance from the school, but still within eye-sight of the heavy number of law enforcement officers going in and out of the building. Counselors were available for students needing support. The four others are believed to have non-life-threatening injuries, he said. James said she rushed to the school to pick up her son, who is a sophomore. This project is funded in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant award. The ruling was seen as largely symbolic; neither Golden nor Johnson appeared in court to contest the judgment. Harrison decried a "culture of violence" that he said led to the shooting. [24] The Texaco truck stop was a popular hang-out for youths in Jonesboro,[24] and adolescents there remember Johnson claiming to belong to street gangs. Officersfound five "juvenile males" with "varying levels of gunshot injuries" in the parking lot of the shopping center, Harrison said. 72201. According to police, five students from Edmondson Westside High School were shot around 11:18 a.m. Wednesday in front of the Popeyes and Rita's. This act allowed prosecutors to charge juveniles under the age of fourteen as adults for offenses of capital murder and first-degree murder, and to include adult sentencing guidelines commensurate with the seriousness of the offense. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen boy was killed in a Tuesday afternoon shooting near a high school on the city's West Side, Chicago police said. WebJACKSONVILLE, Fla. A Westside High School student is in the hospital after he was shot at an apartment complex off Collins Road early Thursday morning. Golden was killed in a car accident in Missouri on July 27, 2019. However, apparently unbeknownst to his family, Golden reportedly demonstrated violence by firing his BB gun at animals and other children. WOWt 6 News has confirmed the gun used in a social media threat against Westside High School was a fake. 1A, 10A11A. WebPolice Commissioner Michael Harrison said the minors are believed to have been students at Edmondson-Westside High School, which is across the street. Copyright 2022 WRDW/WAGT. A line stretched out the door once the Code Red lockdown was relaxed. The CALS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Authorities didnt know the source of the call or whether the voice on the other end was a human or a computer. The news of Andrew Goldens death today fills our family with mixed emotions as Im sure it does with the other families and students of the Westside shooting. As officers responded, a 16-year-old, two 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old were found with gunshot wounds. Another teen boy is in custody, according to St. Paul police. "We are now looking for video," he said. Golden, who legally changed his name to Drew Grant, has reportedly died in a two-vehicle crash in northeastern Arkansas, State Police said. PREVIOUS VIDEO: This family is struggling as they mourn the loss of their eldest son. Circuit Judge William Storey told Johnson, "You continue to run afoul of the law. The school is now offering help to students who may be struggling with the news. Three people were shot at a reception Friday night in St. Paul for the 15-year-old student fatally stabbed at a St. Paul high school, according to the Ramsey County sheriff. ", Mayor Scott says the Popeyes in the shopping center where the shooting took place has been cited before for selling to students and minors during the school day, but yet they continue to do so. [24] Both of his parents worked as postal workers, and his paternal grandfather, Douglas Golden, was a wildlife conservation officer in Jonesboro. Sheriff Alfonzo Williams A hoax on Wednesday sent Augusta police and emergency workers to Westside High School. Classes for Edmondson High School students are cancelled Thursday after 5 students were shot, with one of the 16-year-old victims succumbing to their injuries Wednesday . The shooters, Andrew Golden and Mitchell Johnson, were arrested and prosecuted for the crime. This van, taken from Johnsons residence, contained food, extra clothing, and camping equipment to facilitate their escape. Sheriff Alfonzo Williams with the Burke County Sheriffs Office said his department also ramped up law enforcement presence at Burke County schools. WebPolice investigation finds no weapon, but incident frightens parents after recent Michigan school shooting JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Westside High School was placed on He said, Mom, I dont know whats going on. She said the support she got from other teams was 'overwhelming. At the very least communicate with us, said Jason Kennedy, Brooks father. The events that unfolded on March 24, 1998, at Westside Middle School catapulted Jonesboro into the national and international spotlight because of concerns about the growing number of school shootings during the late 1990s. [8], They killed four students and one teacher and wounded nine students and one teacher. Johnson was released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis on his 21st birthday, August 11, 2005, having spent seven years in prison. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In a mad rush, they tried to check on their kids. He also spoke of "having a lot of killing to do"[24] and his classmates also commented that he had a fascination with firearms. He said if you want to make sure you WONT miss critical information like this, get in touch with your childs specific school to make sure they have the correct, updated info on file. A trial against Golden was held the same day, and in just over three hours, he, too, was found guilty on all charges. When the sheriffs office is notified of an active shooter threat at a school, all units are instantly sent to the scene. Harrison said police have encouraged businesses to not serve students during the school day. It is unknown whether Johnson or Golden had any knowledge of the details of this attack, but the similarity and timing is remarkable. [4] The park area was designed as a memorial park based around the number five to commemorate the five dead victims, with five trees, five picnic tables, and five stepping-stones, along with the sundial.[8]. Kathy Tanner, 59, who was in the car with Petty, was also injured. Mayor Scott and Commissioner Harrison are giving an update on the shooting that happened on Edmondson Village Shopping Center. Roundtree said: That is what theyre trained to do. The Craighead County Sheriffs Office assumed responsibility for the investigation of the incident and charged both suspects with five counts of capital murder and ten counts of first-degree battery. Grant, George, and Mike Huckabee. If you know anything, call the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS. The incident at Westside Middle School was not the first school shooting to occur in the state. Little Rock, AR. Nine students and another teacher, Lynette Thetford,were injured. police commissioner michael harrison says one of the five victims who was shot at the edmondson village shopping center has died @wjz pic.twitter.com/SAoNtswtLu. (Peter Nickeas / Chicago Tribune) Updated 12/12/2017 10:25 a.m. Shootings Monday and Brian Kemp in a tweet. The Columbia County School District has been made aware of a rash of fake threats being made in school districts across the state. [7] Another teacher had been checking off students on her class list, when she heard pops, "like firecrackers", and thought it was an ill-advised attempt to frighten the children, to potentially make them take the drill seriously. Westside Welcomes New Principal. WebAUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Deputies, SWAT officers, a bomb squad, and other first responders rushed to Westside High School after an active shooter was reported The incident was one of two school shootings in Arkansas and one of several school shootings across the nation that adjusted school administrators and law enforcement officers concepts on school security and response plans to violent incidents at schools. Harrison said police have encouraged businesses to not serve students during the school district around. Trained to do in Missouri on July 27, 2019 with the.. 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