Townville Elementary School shooting

Townville Elementary School shooting
Location Townville, South Carolina, U.S.
Date September 28, 2016
c. 1:44 p.m. – c. 2:00 p.m.[1] EST (UTC-05:00)
Attack type
 School shooting, spree shooting, patricide
Weapons Semi-automatic pistol
Deaths 2 (1 at the school; 1 at suspect's home)
Non-fatal injuries
 3
Perpetrator Jesse Osborne

The Townville Elementary School shooting occurred on September 28, 2016, in Townville, South Carolina, located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Greenville. Fourteen-year-old Jesse Osborne shot three students and a teacher, fatally wounding six-year-old student Jacob Hall, who died from his wounds three days later. Osborne also shot and killed his father before the shooting, was arrested as the sole suspect and charged with murder and attempted murder.[2]

Details

The shooting started before 1:45 p.m., when Osborne drove into a fence of Townville Elementary School in a black pickup truck, got out of the vehicle and began firing into the air near the school's playground with a .40-caliber pistol, repeatedly shouting, "I hate my life."[1][3] He then jumped the fence and began firing at students.[4] Police received a 9-1-1 call on the shooting at 1:44 p.m. At around 2:00 p.m., the suspect was apprehended by a volunteer firefighter after his gun jammed on the playground, just 12 seconds after he first pulled the trigger.[5] A body, later identified as the suspect's father, was later discovered at the family home by the suspect's paternal grandmother.[1] The woman had received an "unintelligible" call from her grandson before the shooting started, which prompted her to go to the home to investigate.[1]

One student was shot in the foot and a female teacher was shot in the shoulder; both were treated at AnMed Health and released the following evening.[1][6][7] Another student suffered a superficial wound that did not require medical treatment.[8] A third student, six-year-old Jacob Hall, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, which led to massive blood loss and then cardiac arrest.[6] He was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital and underwent surgery. Hall died on October 1, three days after being shot.[7] A funeral for Hall was held on October 5.[4]

Suspect

Jesse Osborne, aged 14, was identified as the suspected gunman. He had attended Townville Elementary School through fifth grade and was known to be sociable and someone who did well in classes.[5] At the time of the shooting, he was being homeschooled after being expelled from middle school for bringing a hatchet in 2016.[1] On February 16, 2018, Judge Edgar Kelly Long made the decision to waive Osborne, 15 years old at the time, out of Family Court and up to General Sessions Court where he will be tried as an adult. Osborne faces two charges of murder, three charges of attempted murder and five counts of possessing a weapon. If found guilty, he could face up to life in prison.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Farrell, Paul (September 29, 2016). "Jesse Osborne: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Cox, John Woodrow (9 June 2017). "Twelve seconds of gunfire". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Karimi, Faith (September 30, 2016). "SC shootings: Suspect allegedly called grandparents before opening fire". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Kalsi, Dal (October 6, 2016). "Townville Elementary students return to school Thursday". FOX Carolina. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Cox, John. "Inside an accused school shooter's mind: A plot to kill '50 or 60. If I get lucky maybe 150.'". www.msn.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 Hanna, Jason; Karimi, Faith (September 30, 2016). "South Carolina playground shooting: Teen charged with murder". CNN. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Field, Carla (October 1, 2016). "Boy, 6, dies after shooting at Townville Elementary; 2 injured; teen in custody". WYFF4. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Deputies give update on third victim at Townville Elementary". WYFF4. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ Mayo, Nikie (February 16, 2018). "Jesse Osborne, 15, accused of Townsville school shooting, will be tried as an adult". Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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