School Shootings Are Out of Control

School Shootings Are Out of Control

Ariana Rodriquez (8)

I’m sure almost everyone is aware of the type of shootings that have been happening around the world, especially school shootings. There have been many types of shootings happening around the world but most shootings are occurring in schools. Did you know that North America had the most school shootings from 2009 to 2018. I would like to spread awareness and tell you about some of the saddest and some of the most serious school shootings that had silenced the world the day they happened. 

UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTING

The Uvalde Shooting occurred in 2022 on May 24th. The shooting had happened at Robb Elementary school. Nineteen children and two adults were brutally killed that day by eighteen year old Salvador Ramos, a former student at the school. The names of the students who were killed are listed down below.

Also honoring the two adults that tried to save the students and who were also victims: Irma Linda Garcia, 48, and Eva Mireles, 44. On June 3, UCISD’s board held a meeting and decided that the Robb Elementary School building would no longer be used as a school, with students and staff moving to a new campus. On June 21, Mayor McLaughlin announced that the Robb Elementary School building would be demolished.

SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SHOOTING

The Sandy Hook Shooting occurred in 2012 on December 13th. Twenty students and six school employees had been shot and killed, being a total of 26 people who died that day. Twenty year old Adam Lanza is responsible for each and every death. As first responders arrived at the school, Lanza killed himself before they could get anywhere near him. I will list the names of students and employees who were killed down below. 

These are all the students who were victims in this tragic shooting. Let’s also mention the six adults that tried their best to save everyone. Their names will be listed down below.

• Rachel D’Avino, 29
• Anne Marie Murphie, 52
• Lauren Rousseau, 30
• Mary Sherlach, 56
• Victoria Leigh Soto, 27

People had said that this was one of the most tragic school shootings. A November 2013 report issued by the Connecticut State Attorney’s office stated that Lanza acted alone and planned his actions, but provided no indication of why he did so, or why he targeted the school. It’s very sad that also the Uvalde Shooting had happened a decade after this shooting. Today, we still honor every life that was lost that day in the school. 

PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING

The Parkland High School Shooting occurred in 2018 on February 14th. Seventeen people were shot and killed in the school by a man named Cruz. He also injured seventeen others. At about 3:41 p.m., police stopped Cruz 2 miles from the school in the Wyndham Lakes neighborhood of Coral Springs and arrested him as the suspected shooter. I will list the seventeen victims down below. 

We also can’t forget about the seventeen other students who were also injured. They are very lucky they survived that tragic shooting. I can’t imagine how scary that was for everyone in that building. On March 9th, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that implemented new restrictions to Florida’s gun laws and also allowed for the arming of teachers who were properly trained and the hiring of more school resource officers.

VIRGINIA TECH SCHOOL SHOOTING

The Virginia Tech School Shooting occurred in 2007 on April 16th. Many people were shot in the school by Seung-Hui Cho, an undergraduate student at the university. During the attacks, Cho killed a total of thirty-two people – 5 faculty members and twenty-seven students. Before police could stand anywhere near him, he committed suicide. I will list the names of the faculty members and the students that died down below. He was the one of the thirty-two people because he committed suicide.

These are all the students and faculty members that he killed during these attacks. This shooting still remains the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history and the deadliest mass shooting in Virginia History. Cho had previously been diagnosed with selective mutism and severe depression. During much of his middle school and high school years, he received therapy and special education support. After graduating from high school, Cho enrolled at Virginia Tech.

GUN AWARENESS

Not everyone should have the right to own a gun. These weapons can get into the wrong hands and not be used the way they are supposed to. Someone could get seriously hurt or even killed with a gun whether it’s a child, young teenager, a teenager, or an adult. There are schools all over the world that have had an active shooter inside of them. 

“No more silence, end gun violence.”