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WELLSBORO -- The Wellsboro Borough Police Department is continuing its investigation into the case of a 12-year-old boy, who brought guns to the Rock L. Butler Middle School, and, after being confronted by police, shot and killed himself.
Police stated that the boy brought three rifles, two shotguns and two handguns in a duffel bag from his home to the school.
The boy's home was located along county Route 287, six miles south of Wellsboro, police said.
The identity of the child was not released by authorities, and police stated that they are investigating whether the boy and others conspired to shoot other students and whether they decided not to at the last minute.
Police are also continuing to investigate what caused the boy to bring seven guns and ammunition for all the weapons to the school, and what the student's plans were when he arrived at the facility.
Police explained that a student reported to a teacher at 8 a.m. that another student had a gun in the fifth-grade boys restroom in the northeast corner of the first floor of the school.
The teacher then told the school's principal, Janice Biscoe, who immediately implemented the district's emergency response plan, which included calling 911 and issuing a lockdown order that sealed students in their classrooms, police said.
Authorities arrived at the school within a few minutes, and after making sure other students were secure, some approached the restroom, said police, adding that none of the officers talked or confronted the student.
As a probation officer got within a few feet of the child at 8:18 a.m. and with only a thin restroom barrier separating them, one shot rang out, police said.
Officers rushed into the bathroom and found the child lying on his back with a bullet wound behind the right ear and a .45-caliber handgun underneath his back, said police.
Emergency workers treated the boy at the scene and transported him to Soldiers and Sailers Emergency Hospital, police said, adding that the boy had died almost immediately.
WELLSBORO -- The Wellsboro Borough Police Department is continuing its investigation into the case of a 12-year-old boy, who brought guns to the Rock L. Butler Middle School, and, after being confronted by police, shot and killed himself.
Police stated that the boy brought three rifles, two shotguns and two handguns in a duffel bag from his home to the school.
The boy's home was located along county Route 287, six miles south of Wellsboro, police said.
The identity of the child was not released by authorities, and police stated that they are investigating whether the boy and others conspired to shoot other students and whether they decided not to at the last minute.
Police are also continuing to investigate what caused the boy to bring seven guns and ammunition for all the weapons to the school, and what the student's plans were when he arrived at the facility.
Police explained that a student reported to a teacher at 8 a.m. that another student had a gun in the fifth-grade boys restroom in the northeast corner of the first floor of the school.
The teacher then told the school's principal, Janice Biscoe, who immediately implemented the district's emergency response plan, which included calling 911 and issuing a lockdown order that sealed students in their classrooms, police said.
Authorities arrived at the school within a few minutes, and after making sure other students were secure, some approached the restroom, said police, adding that none of the officers talked or confronted the student.
As a probation officer got within a few feet of the child at 8:18 a.m. and with only a thin restroom barrier separating them, one shot rang out, police said.
Officers rushed into the bathroom and found the child lying on his back with a bullet wound behind the right ear and a .45-caliber handgun underneath his back, said police.
Emergency workers treated the boy at the scene and transported him to Soldiers and Sailers Emergency Hospital, police said, adding that the boy had died almost immediately.
school shooting is an attention grabbing subject.
