Wickliffe Middle School shooting

The Wickliffe Middle School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on November 7, 1994, at Wickliffe Middle School in Wickliffe, Ohio, United States. The gunman, 37-year-old Keith A. Ledeger, was a former student at Wickliffe Middle School. Ledeger, armed with a 12-Gauge Shotgun, shot and killed custodian Pete Christopher and wounded the school's assistant principal, a police officer, and two teachers, before being stopped by a police officer, Leonard Nosse. Nosse was given the Jorge Medina Award for his bravery in stopping the perpetrator from causing further damage.

Ledeger was sentenced to 57 years in prison, and died on December 24, 2011 while serving his sentence.

Ledeger was an alcoholic at the time of the shooting. He was seen walking into the school by a construction crew doing work on a nearby bank. They managed to call 911 before he entered the school which greatly reduced the number of casualties.

External links

New York Times article
Short newspaper article
Education Week article (Ledeger was, however, not a disgruntled parent as stated in the article.)

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