We’re not even two full months into 2018, and there have already been at least at least four shootings at middle and high schools in the US that have resulted in injuries.
February 14: Parkland, Texas
A 19-year-old man gunned down students and staff with a rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, slaughtering at least 17 unsuspecting students and adults. The suspect, Nikolas Cruz, had once been expelled from the high school over disciplinary problems, officials said.
February 1: Los Angeles
A15-year-old boy was shot in the head and a 15-year-old girl shot in the wrist at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles, officials said. Two other students were grazed by bullets. A 12-year-old girl was booked for negligent discharge of a firearm in that shooting, which was considered “unintentional,” the Los Angeles police said.
January 23: Benton, Kentucky
A15-year-old student shot 16 people — killing two other 15-year-olds — at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, authorities said. The student faces two charges of murder and 12 counts of first degree assault, authorities said.
January 22: Italy, Texas
A 15-year-old student was wounded in a shooting at a high school in Italy, Texas, authorities said. The suspect, a 15-year-old, was quickly apprehended.
The incidents above were at middle or high schools. There also have been shootings on college campuses this year, including the fatal shooting of a Winston-Salem State University student at Wake Forest University last month.
Two other shootings occurred near high school buildings in January.
On January 31, a 32-year-old man was shot and killed in a parking lot outside a Philadelphia high school during a basketball game, according to CNN affiliate WPVI.
In New Orleans, shots were fired at students who were outside for lunch on January 22, CNN affiliate WDSU reported.