The 12-year-old student who opened fire on a Nevada middle school campus, wounding two classmates and killing a teacher before he turned the gun on himself, got the weapon from his home, authorities have said.
School District police said they are still working to determine how the boy obtained the 9mm semi-automatic Ruger handgun used in the Monday morning spree at Sparks Middle School. The boy's parents are cooperating with authorities and could face charges in the case, police said. Authorities say they are withholding the seventh-grader's name out of respect for his family. At a news conference on Tuesday, law enforcement and school officials again lauded the actions of 45-year-old math teacher and former Marine Michael Landsberry, who tried to stop the rampage before he was killed. ‘I cannot express enough appreciation for Mr. Landsberry,’ School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez said. ‘He truly is a hero.’
School District police said they are still working to determine how the boy obtained the 9mm semi-automatic Ruger handgun used in the Monday morning spree at Sparks Middle School. The boy's parents are cooperating with authorities and could face charges in the case, police said. Authorities say they are withholding the seventh-grader's name out of respect for his family. At a news conference on Tuesday, law enforcement and school officials again lauded the actions of 45-year-old math teacher and former Marine Michael Landsberry, who tried to stop the rampage before he was killed. ‘I cannot express enough appreciation for Mr. Landsberry,’ School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez said. ‘He truly is a hero.’