Nebraska School Shooting Ends With Two Wounded, Shooter Dead
- Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:37pm by
Meredith Jessup
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A Nebraska high school student shot his principal and was later found dead Wednesday afternoon in an incident that unfolded at Millard South High School in Omaha.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that the school’s principal, Curtis Case, and vice principal, Vicki Kasper, were injured during today’s shooting and one was air-lifted to a nearby hospital. No students were injured during the ordeal.
Robert Butler, Jr., a 17-year-old senior, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in his car a few miles from the school following the shooting, police say.
It remains unclear why Butler, the son of an Omaha Police detective, shot the school officials.
The Associated Press reports that Case is in stable condition and Kasper was in critical condition late Wednesday afternoon.
A 16-year-old student at the school told the AP lunch was just beginning when a school administrator came into the cafeteria, warning students to take cover. “He was like yelling, ‘Get in the kitchen! Get in the kitchen!’ He was waving his arms. You knew something was wrong and it wasn’t a drill,” said Laura Olson, who is the daughter of an AP reporter.
Olson, a junior at Millard, estimated the episode took place around 12:45 p.m. The first emergency calls to police were reportedly received around 12:50 p.m.
The school was on lockdown after the shooting, but by 3 p.m., students were being released in groups from the school. Parents were allowed to pick them up at a nearby church.
Millard South High School, a school of about 2,100 student, sits on the west side of Omaha, within the city limits. Last February, one student was expelled after he brought a stun gun to school. As the student went after another, the athletic director stepped in to break up the fight, getting a shock himself.
“We need prayers and we need hugs,” Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle said.
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bs2722
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 8:43pmThis clearly shows the failed condition of our nationalized education system, the kid obviously couldn’t read the “Gun Free Zone” sticker on the door….
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 6:30pmAn unhappy, miscreant 17 year old boy killed his principal, shot his assistant principal and killed himself. None of us here know the family history or their situation. None of us know proof positive what type of parenting his family practiced, or what help they had or didn’t have. What we do know is that the boy did the shooting. He is the guilty party & no excuses should be made for him. All I can say is that someone who goes to this extent of violence has lost all hope & has no faith in God. I pray for all of the families & friends affected. God bless all of them.
Report Post »TheMarine
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 6:03pmI wish there was a way that I could tell every high school student in America that there is so much more to life than high school. I hate to see life taken like this.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 6:33pmExcellent point! I know 5 young people who would possibly still be alive had someone taken the time to listen to them.
Report Post »ErinLindsey
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 1:39pmHow about updating this story?
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110105/NEWS97/110109863#millard-south-shooting-suspension-ignited-fury
Report Post »Nez
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 8:38amIts time to encourage these people to shoot themselves first.
Report Post »Hollow
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 6:12amThere is no proof that god(s) exists or don’t exist. Either way I hate god(s). When I was when school I wanted to kill some of the faculty or the students but I never did. It was good that I didn’t because I would
have made my life really bad. I can satisfy the urge by thinking about killing people now or hoping they have terrible lives. I do feel sorry for the kid who committed suicide and his family.
southernloyalty
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 12:44amOf course they left out that fact UNSAFE. It will be swept under the rug. You know I wouldn’t think race was such a factor if they displayed other races who commit crimes as much as they do whites on the national media networks. I’m sure someone will come on here and say, “Oh Gee but race is not a factor.” Really. What if I told you that between 1950 and the year 2000 blacks have killed around 50,000 whites. They’ve killed even more of their own people. Go google it, someone did a study on interracial crime and compared it to the amount of lynchings from like 1890 to like 1940 or something and it was around 3,000. And to think we’re at war with muslim extremists. What joke.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 9:16amBigot much? You’re comparing two very different times in history, it doesn’t work. The FBI reports that in 2009 there were 652 victims of anti-white hate crimes NATIONALLY! Black victims? 2,724.
Report Post »unsafe
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 12:19amThey sure lift out the fact in the news that the boy doing the shooting was black. Now why is that?
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 9:07amBecause race doesn’t matter here, a student brought a (probably liscenced) gun to school and shot people, it‘s wrong if he’s black, white, asian or purple.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 11:44pmWhat a tragedy!
Report Post »ErinLindsey
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:42pmVicki Kasper just died from her injuries.
Butler (the shooter) is/was a coward. He did something to get suspended, and instead of taking the suspension and just dealing with it, he had to be a vindictive moron and go “punish” Vicki Kasper and Curtis Case. After shooting them, instead of going to the cops and turning himself in, he took the easy way out of it and shot himself.
I hope his parents didnt have any other children, because they were apparently raising a little narcissist. We’re already hearing stories of how Butler was such a “nice guy”, and how people cant believe that he could have done something like this. I’m sure if people who knew him think back, there are probably little hints of the type of person he turned out to be. Stuff like this doesnt just happen. There were probably signs that he was a homicidal maniac.
Report Post »Jackie_Treehorn
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:26pmVicki Kasper, the Assistant Principal shot today has now lost her life due to her injuries. Her family could use your prayers.
Report Post »tgarrett369
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:36pmi think that everyones hearts and prayers should go out to all involved. we had a child in the community that was transferred and could not adjust. he did not use the tools that our community has to help him adjust.i heard no one reached out to him so teach your kids to reach out to the new kids in their class.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:28pmA part of us knows we need to hold each other closer and listen better. But many times, we give up in frustration and start alienating each other. It’s not easy, but yes, a strong connection with God gives you the best conversation of all.
Report Post »NanAnn
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:17pmSupposedly the kid have moved to Omaha from Lincoln, about an hour away and wasn’t happy here for whatever reason. As far as not being able to believe it couldn’t happen here, we all are probably in that boat. We can’t believe that this world has come to the point that this happens EVER! So sad.
Report Post »ErinLindsey
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:00pmThe shooter’s father is a detective with the Omaha Police Department. They were speculating that the nutjob had taken his father’s service weapon and used it in the shooting. There was also an unconfirmed story that he was also wearing his father’s bulletproof vest when he was shooting the school administrators.
He blamed the school in his suicide note on his Facebook page. Just another narcissistic moron who reacted violently when someone attempted to discipline him. (they’re not sure of the timeline of when it happened, but he was apparently “drifting” or doing “donuts” in the grass or on the school’s football field, and was being suspended or just coming off of suspension today for that.)
What bothers me is other Omahan’s amnesia about other shootings and spree killings. People on the news tonight were saying they “couldnt believe this could happen here”. It already has! TWICE! (Spree shooter at Club 89 in 1977, and a spree shooter who shot up the Von Maur store at the Westroad’s Mall in december of 2007…that one killed 8 people before killing himself)
There is something wrong with society that these spree killings keep happening. Not just here in Omaha, but all over the country.
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:40pmThis is the result of a total lack of respect for other human beings. It’s what the “baby boomers” did to their children. Now we have children that tell their parents NO!, to “SHUT UP”, and take what they want rather than earn it. This “generation of vipers” was created from a desire of self centered material greed. Houses were bought for investments instead of a place to nurture a family. the government and citizens began a campaign of amorality where “anything goes”. The government “took over the schools” and parents were essentially told they weren’t needed just their money. Children are taught to defy parents, that they have their own rights and parents have no say. There is no discipline in the home and none in the schools.
Report Post »BRAVEHEART
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:09pmIt’s amazing what children learn now days in Public School, like how to recover from Post Traumatic Stress disorder and Terrorist Hostage Survival. Another excellant use of public funds. That is, if they survive the wounding and killing.
Report Post »a.dean
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 4:46am*Excellent…. We also learn how to spell words correctly… Apparently something that isn’t that important in the superior world of private education..
Report Post »Paul G
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:56pm“Parents were allowed to pick them up at a nearby church.” Hmmmm Wait till the ACLU hears about that.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:54pmKids today are thrust into chaos and violence from the time they smuggle in their first M Rated video game. They know more about sexual variety at 12 than I knew at 21. They listen to profane, violent and suggestive rap music. The government keeps God out of their schools. The teachers want no part of teaching traditional morality but have no problem showing condoms on cucumbers. The government is confusing their understanding of sexuality by defining deviancy down. Both parents (if they have two) are busy working or otherwise occupied. Parents often are fighting addiction. Is it any wonder a few kids go off the deep end? And you think the TSA approach at school doors, arming teachers and zero tolerance are going to fix anything? That is just treating the symptoms, not curing the disease. And in this brave new world, it looks like things won’t be getting any better soon.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 9:05amSex isn’t the problem, it’s the violence, I’d rather have a higher teen pregnancy rate than a higher violent crime rate.
Report Post »Rn mom
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:35pmWe can also thank our society for glamorizing violence.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:09pmThis has nothing to do with glamorizing violence and 100% to do with deliberately devaluing human life. They left fought long and hard for legal abortions, that put a value on human life of a few hundred bucks or less. They fought long and hard for outcome based education that teaches young kids they are the most special thing in the world, there are no wrong or right answers, only the ones they come up with, which devalues life and creates monsters.
Report Post »Follower
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:18pmMaybe it’s time to consider doing what Harrold Independent School District in North Texas did….let teachers and staff carry a concealed firearm to deter and protect against school shootings, provided the gun-toting teachers follow certain requirements….
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5945430.html
Report Post »flyguync
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:09pmGood thing my kids are homeschooled – their principal is packing.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 9:04amDid you just imply that you would shoot your kids if they tried to shoot you?
Report Post »Ssenkrad
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 11:31amWell, I’d hope a parent would at least fight back if their child tried to shoot them than just stand there and take a bullet…
Report Post »Bryan
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:05pmI hate to see this crap time and time again. When are parents going to learn that the children they raise are not living in a bubble. They have to be taught how to deal with anger, depression, and other feelings in a responsible way. Life isn’t a video game, and there are no second lives. Guns are present in society, and unless you are defending your life there is no reason to point one at another human being. I was raised around guns, by good parents who cared how my day was going, and spent hours each day making sure I was prepared for the problems every day life brings. I hate to blame it on parents, but it’s just a fact. Kids are not born knowing how to navigate life, and if we don’t teach them, they will get it from Govt., tv, music, games, or other children that are not prepared themselves. None of which, to me is a good source of responsability. Live your child’s life with them, and set an example which can be followed.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:44pmAgreed. While I was reading this story I was wondering how on earth a parent could have a child so close to the edge and not intervene. Were there no signs of the pain or depression this kid was going through that caused to choose this? Puting God back in our lives could be helpful so these kids have someone to turn to when there seems to be no hope or help.
Report Post »4theRepublic
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:49pmThank God it wasn’t worse. My prayers are out to everyone… Please bring God and Country back to our schools.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:38pmGOD is the only one that can bring some sanity back into this country.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:54pmIs it just me or are does there seem to be an uptick in shootings the last couple of weeks!!
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Jackie_Treehorn
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:47pmCrazy, Crazy. I graduated from here many years ago. Things have changed.
Report Post »tgarrett369
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:18pmim from omaha. live 1 mile from there. went to school there. kid was a transfer student from lincoln. his dad is a omaha police investigator. he was doing cookies on the highschools track last night. cops caught him. he was in home room this morning i heard and he knew he was going to get suspended. he told his homeroom buddy that. then when he did he drove home and got his dads gun and bullet proof vest and went back to school then into the princaples office and shot her. then walked out and shot the assistant princaple. then he took off and drove 1/4 mile to a strip mall and blew the back of his head out! SAD.
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