Apologies for any formatting errors as I am writing this on mobile. There are multiple reasons I am so confident this is the least know US school shooting, there are only three places I have found information on it online, there are no results on this subreddit, and most of all I used to go this very school where the incident occured and I didn't know about it. Not just that but mom went to this school and my grandma taught there.
The incident happened on January 20th, 1983 at Parkway South Junior High, a middle school in a affluent suburb of Saint Louis Missouri. The perpetrator, 14 year old and 8th grade student David Lawler, entered the school with a blue duffle bag with a three page suicide note, two .22 caliber pistols, a knife, and over 100 rounds of ammunition inside. His suicide note stated that he wished to kill the next people that spoke ill of his older brother Ken. Approximately 10 minutes before lunch the student entered room 110 which was being used as a study hall and was full of students.
Lawler pulled both handguns in the room and opened fire. He first shot Greg Palmer non-fatally. Greg's best friend Randy Koher dived towards Lawler to attempt to stop him and was shot fatally through the heart killing him instantly. Lawler fired multiple more shots hitting nobody and reportedly said "No one will ever call my brother a pussy again." He then turned the gun on himself and shot himself through the temple instantly ending his life.
Sources:
Interviews/Talks with parents https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/as-nation-debates-school-safety-man-relives-1983-parkway-junior-high-school-shooting/63-520750652 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-05-02-9905040373-story.html https://www.k12academics.com/school-shootings/history-school-shootings-united-states
South Alabama 58 @ 64 Wichita State - FINAL
###NCAA Basketball ^Index ^Thread ^for ^November ^13, ^2021
South Alabama South Alabama (1-1) @ Wichita State Wichita State (2-0)
Tip-Off: 04:00 PM ET
Venue: Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, KS
Spread: WICH -12.5 | O/U: 139.0
Television: ESPN+
Streams: ESPN+
Recent Plays:
| Time | South Alabama | Wichita State | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | 58 | 64 | End of Game |
| 0:00 | 58 | 64 | End of 2nd half |
| 0:00 | 58 | 64 | Dexter Dennis Defensive Rebound. |
| 0:02 | 58 | 64 | Javon Franklin missed Three Point Jumper. |
| 0:06 | 58 | 64 | Javon Franklin Defensive Rebound. |
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | OR | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama | 44.4 | 18.8 | 58.3 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| Wichita State | 37.3 | 30.8 | 75.0 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
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