CINCINNATI -- Students at La Salle High School returned to class on Tuesday morning, 24 hours after a classmate pulled out a handgun and shot himself during first bell. The teen remains in critical condition and a police report released to the media on Tuesday offers new details about the moments leading up to the horrible scene.
The return to class began on Tuesday with a prayer service and counseling for students at the Monfort Heights school. School officials are also planning a public prayer service for tonight - though they have not released details of that service yet.
No one else was hurt in Monday morning's shooting, though 22 other students were also in the honors level leadership class at the time of the suicide attempt.
A police report indicates the teen was sitting at the front of the class in a chair during an honors class around 9:07 a.m. Monday. Witnesses say the teen "struggled to chamber a handgun, place it to his right temple, and discharged one round into his head."
The school immediately was put into lock down and emergency protocol was enacted.
Alerts were sent out to parents - among those was Cincinnati City Council member Charlie Winburn, whose son attends the school.
"My heart is touched, Iâm just kinda speechless because this is so close to home and I think lets us all know that if we help enough other people in life to get what they want, enough other people in life will help us get what we want and this is a time that we need to help all the families involved and this wonderful school,â Winburn told our sister station Local 12 in Cincinnati.
The school's priest rode with the young man to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. At the request of the family, ABC 22/FOX 45 is not naming the teen.
School officials say the teen was an honors student, active in community service, and that they saw no warning signs. "This is not something we would have anticipated. Tell you kids that you love them."
When Local 12 asked Charlie Winburn if he had concerns that a student was able to get a gun inside the school, Winburn responded, âThatâs an issue that I'm pretty sure the school will address and those things do happen. There are billions of people here on the Earth and anything can go wrong at any given time with a billion people and you wonât be able to control those circumstances.â
The school stresses that this is an isolated incident, that no one else was ever in danger, and they've never had an occurrence like this before on school premises.
La Salle posted a notice on their website late in the morning which reads, "All La Salle High School students are safe and being dismissed into the custody of their parents due to an attempted suicide involving one student."
Dispatchers tell us that a number of students at the school called 911 to report the shooting. One of the students who called 911 told dispatchers that the shooting happened in a third floor classroom.
âWe were in the classroom, third floor on the top floor me and my friend were just sitting there. Who was shot, is he alive? I donât know, he pulled it out of the desk and somebody opened the door and I got out."
Source: Local 12
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A hospital spokeswoman says the unidentified student remains in critical condition Tuesday, after an apparent suicide attempt in La Salle High School west of Cincinnati. Police say there was no threat to other students or staff, but the school was locked down and students later dismissed.
A school spokesman says counselors are available and officials feel it's important to bring students back together at the school.
Green Township police call the weapon a semi-automatic handgun. They were investigating how the student obtained the gun and took it into school.
School officials say he's an honors student with extensive community service.
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Parents: Tell Your Kids You Love Them in Wake of La Salle Shooting
CINCINNATI -- Officials with La Salle High School say a teenage boy who shot himself in front of a classroom of students was an honors student with 80 hours of community service. The teen is now in critical condition after pulling out a semi-automatic handgun during first bell on Monday morning and shooting himself.
No one else was hurt, although 22 other students were also in the honors level leadership class at the time of the suicide attempt.
Officers were called to the school on North Bend Road around 9 a.m. Monday. Authorities say classes had just began when the boy pulled out a handgun and shot himself.
The school immediately was put into lock down and emergency protocol was enacted.
Alerts were sent out to parents - among those was Cincinnati City Council member Charlie Winburn, whose son attends the school.
"My heart is touched, Iâm just kinda speechless because this is so close to home and I think lets us all know that if we help enough other people in life to get what they want, enough other people in life will help us get what we want and this is a time that we need to help all the families involved and this wonderful school,â Winburn told our sister station, Local 12 in Cincinnati.
The school's priest rode with the young man to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The student's name has not been released but the hospital says he is in critical condition. The family of the boy has asked the school not to release the boy's name - although school officials say they have passed the name on to the students at La Salle and their parents.
School officials also say, "This is not something we would have anticipated. Tell you kids that you love them."
The family is also asking the boy's fellow students not to talk about the incident on social media outlets.
When Local 12 asked Charlie Winburn if he had concerns that a student was able to get a gun inside the school, Winburn responded, âThatâs an issue that I'm pretty sure the school will address and those things do happen. There are billions of people here on the Earth and anything can go wrong at any given time with a billion people and you wonât be able to control those circumstances.â
School officials say they will have classes on Tuesday and the day will begin with a prayer service.
Previous coverage:
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The return to class began on Tuesday with a prayer service and counseling for students at the Monfort Heights school. School officials are also planning a public prayer service for tonight - though they have not released details of that service yet.
No one else was hurt in Monday morning's shooting, though 22 other students were also in the honors level leadership class at the time of the suicide attempt.
A police report indicates the teen was sitting at the front of the class in a chair during an honors class around 9:07 a.m. Monday. Witnesses say the teen "struggled to chamber a handgun, place it to his right temple, and discharged one round into his head."
The school immediately was put into lock down and emergency protocol was enacted.
Alerts were sent out to parents - among those was Cincinnati City Council member Charlie Winburn, whose son attends the school.
"My heart is touched, Iâm just kinda speechless because this is so close to home and I think lets us all know that if we help enough other people in life to get what they want, enough other people in life will help us get what we want and this is a time that we need to help all the families involved and this wonderful school,â Winburn told our sister station Local 12 in Cincinnati.
The school's priest rode with the young man to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. At the request of the family, ABC 22/FOX 45 is not naming the teen.
School officials say the teen was an honors student, active in community service, and that they saw no warning signs. "This is not something we would have anticipated. Tell you kids that you love them."
When Local 12 asked Charlie Winburn if he had concerns that a student was able to get a gun inside the school, Winburn responded, âThatâs an issue that I'm pretty sure the school will address and those things do happen. There are billions of people here on the Earth and anything can go wrong at any given time with a billion people and you wonât be able to control those circumstances.â
The school stresses that this is an isolated incident, that no one else was ever in danger, and they've never had an occurrence like this before on school premises.
La Salle posted a notice on their website late in the morning which reads, "All La Salle High School students are safe and being dismissed into the custody of their parents due to an attempted suicide involving one student."
Dispatchers tell us that a number of students at the school called 911 to report the shooting. One of the students who called 911 told dispatchers that the shooting happened in a third floor classroom.
âWe were in the classroom, third floor on the top floor me and my friend were just sitting there. Who was shot, is he alive? I donât know, he pulled it out of the desk and somebody opened the door and I got out."
Source: Local 12
Earlier coverage:
UPDATE: La Salle Students Return to School Day After Shooting
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Students will return for an all-school prayer service before classes at an all-male Catholic high school the day after police said a student shot himself in a classroom.
A hospital spokeswoman says the unidentified student remains in critical condition Tuesday, after an apparent suicide attempt in La Salle High School west of Cincinnati. Police say there was no threat to other students or staff, but the school was locked down and students later dismissed.
A school spokesman says counselors are available and officials feel it's important to bring students back together at the school.
Green Township police call the weapon a semi-automatic handgun. They were investigating how the student obtained the gun and took it into school.
School officials say he's an honors student with extensive community service.
Earlier coverage:
Parents: Tell Your Kids You Love Them in Wake of La Salle Shooting
CINCINNATI -- Officials with La Salle High School say a teenage boy who shot himself in front of a classroom of students was an honors student with 80 hours of community service. The teen is now in critical condition after pulling out a semi-automatic handgun during first bell on Monday morning and shooting himself.
No one else was hurt, although 22 other students were also in the honors level leadership class at the time of the suicide attempt.
Officers were called to the school on North Bend Road around 9 a.m. Monday. Authorities say classes had just began when the boy pulled out a handgun and shot himself.
The school immediately was put into lock down and emergency protocol was enacted.
Alerts were sent out to parents - among those was Cincinnati City Council member Charlie Winburn, whose son attends the school.
"My heart is touched, Iâm just kinda speechless because this is so close to home and I think lets us all know that if we help enough other people in life to get what they want, enough other people in life will help us get what we want and this is a time that we need to help all the families involved and this wonderful school,â Winburn told our sister station, Local 12 in Cincinnati.
The school's priest rode with the young man to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The student's name has not been released but the hospital says he is in critical condition. The family of the boy has asked the school not to release the boy's name - although school officials say they have passed the name on to the students at La Salle and their parents.
School officials also say, "This is not something we would have anticipated. Tell you kids that you love them."
The family is also asking the boy's fellow students not to talk about the incident on social media outlets.
When Local 12 asked Charlie Winburn if he had concerns that a student was able to get a gun inside the school, Winburn responded, âThatâs an issue that I'm pretty sure the school will address and those things do happen. There are billions of people here on the Earth and anything can go wrong at any given time with a billion people and you wonât be able to control those circumstances.â
School officials say they will have classes on Tuesday and the day will begin with a prayer service.
Previous coverage:
APRIL 29: Student Who Reportedly Shot Himself at School in Critical Condition