Current Events > High School principal resigns, then shoots and kills himself in the parking lot.

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http://www.ktre.com/story/35506610/kirbyville-high-school-principal-resigns-then-shoots-kills-self-in-parking-lot

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"Kirbyville, TX (KTRE) -
Following his resignation Tuesday afternoon, the principal of Kirbyville High School walked out to his truck, where he apparently shot and killed himself, according to police.

Kirbyville Police Chief Paul Brister said the suicide occurred after Dennis Reeves, the high school principal, met with the Kirbyville Consolidated ISD superintendent and assistant superintendent at the high school campus at about 4 p.m. Tuesday.

In the meeting, Reeves resigned from his position as the high school principal. He then walked outside to his pickup in the school’s parking lot.

Brister said Kirbyville ISD officials called the police department about an hour later because Reeves was still sitting in his truck, and people were starting to get worried about him.

When Kirbyville PD officers got to the scene, they found Reeves, an Evadale resident, sitting in his truck, and it looked like he had shot himself in the head, Brister said. A small .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol was found in Reeves’ hand, which was in his lap, Brister said. He also said police didn’t find a note or anything that indicated that Reeves was going to take his own life.

Brister said Reeves’ pickup was still running. It was in reverse gear, and Reeves’ foot was on the brake.

Although Mike Smith, Jasper County’s Precinct 3 justice of the peace, ordered an autopsy be performed on Reeves, Brister said there is no indication of any foul play.

Brister said that Reeves was married and had two sons. He added that one of Reeves’ sons just graduated from high school.

“Due to today's tragic events, summer classes will be canceled for the rest of the week and staff and students do not need to report to school until Tuesday, after the Memorial Day holiday,” a post on the Kirbyville High School Facebook page stated. “Crisis Response Counselors will be at Kirbyville Elementary tomorrow from 10-2 offering assistance for those that are grieving this unthinkable loss. Crisis Counselors will remain available to offer their support to students and staff members as long as they are needed.”"

What the fuck
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Sucks. Wonder why he resigned tho
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did he have any connections to the dnc or wikileaks
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...

did he have any connections to the dnc or wikileaks

The House Intel committee just subpoenaed Mike Flynn

So I'm expecting Fox to start saying this any minute now
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I wonder if graduation had already taken place.

And I can't find his age, but he looks a bit less than 50 years old. Wife and two kids.

I was waiting for it to say he was involved in some sort of scandal but nothing ever came up.
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Why did he resign?
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Ultima Dragon posted...

I was waiting for it to say he was involved in some sort of scandal but nothing ever came up.

same
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Tappor posted...

Why did he resign?

No clue. But I think the same district had the school broad force the resignation of the superintendent some time before that, if I got the story straight on that, Tommy Wallis.

Cocytus posted...

Tappor posted...

Why did he resign?

No clue. But I think the same district had the school broad force the resignation of the superintendent some time before that, if I got the story straight on that, Tommy Wallis.

And that was because they objected to him looking for another job, 17 other jobs to be exact.

Somehow I get the sense that we have an unhealthy society.
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Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

he may have sat there thinking it over first.
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Cocytus posted...

Cocytus posted...

Tappor posted...

Why did he resign?

No clue. But I think the same district had the school broad force the resignation of the superintendent some time before that, if I got the story straight on that, Tommy Wallis.

And that was because they objected to him looking for another job, 17 other jobs to be exact.

I don't see the problem there.

So long as he continues to do his current job while looking for a new one, and puts in the required notice before quitting, it should be encouraged.

It's much harder to find a decent job if you're unemployed, and exceptionally hard if you're homeless.
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JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

tainted_emerald posted...

I don't see the problem there.

I don't either but there's a news report with a tape of the conversation. Maybe it's a different district, I'm not sure, but here's the recording...

http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Audio-recording-obtained-by-KBTX-reveals-Dr-Wallis-was-forced-to-resign-from-BISD-408618895.html

Cocytus posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

He was about to back out of his parking spot.

I get the idea that he couldn't find it in himself to drive home. Perhaps this was an honor suicide kind of thing. He'd rather die than resign, and refused to leave.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Man, I wonder if this guy did something really bad and it just hasn't been exposed yet.

This
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

Cocytus posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

He was about to back out of his parking spot.

I get the idea that he couldn't find it in himself to drive home. Perhaps this was an honor suicide kind of thing. He'd rather die than resign, and refused to leave.

He already handed on his resignation.

Daily mail has a better article, pic of his wife. He was 45 years old.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4538918/Texas-principal-commits-suicide-high-school-parking-lot.html

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Cocytus posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

He was about to back out of his parking spot.

I get the idea that he couldn't find it in himself to drive home. Perhaps this was an honor suicide kind of thing. He'd rather die than resign, and refused to leave.

I don't know, It's rather weird for him to put it in reverse. I feel like he anticipated his foot falling from the brake because the cops said his foot was still on the brake. I wonder if he was trying to run into something after the fact.

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

Had to play music
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Irony posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

Had to play music

Interesting point, but why put the car in reverse?

My completely baseless and general guess is the resignation wasn't why he killed himself, but he did both for the same reason.
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Is there no possibility of this being foul play? Then again, I assume they have some cameras on the parking lot so they probably could check the footage to see if there was any possible foul play.
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And people wonder why we should ban 13 reasons why -_-
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Geno4LoveGeno4L posted...

And people wonder why we should ban 13 reasons why -_-

Because it sucks
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Cocytus posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

It's also weird that he resigned. If he knew that was going to kill himself that day what was the point of resigning first?
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YookaLaylee posted...

Cocytus posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

It's also weird that he resigned. If he knew that was going to kill himself that day what was the point of resigning first?

1. He might have resigned to shore up his resolve to kill himself, or he might not have known for sure that he would.
2. Maybe it would help the school a bit? Probably not since it wouldn't be processed yet.
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MrZAP17 posted...

YookaLaylee posted...

Cocytus posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

It's also weird that he resigned. If he knew that was going to kill himself that day what was the point of resigning first?

1. He might have resigned to shore up his resolve to kill himself, or he might not have known for sure that he would.
2. Maybe it would help the school a bit? Probably not since it wouldn't be processed yet.

I know that I don't really have anything to base this on, but it feels like a homicide to me
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i find it interesting that we assume he did something bad and not that something bad had been done to him that he couldnt face (or that he had an illness)

says a lot about the kinds of gender roles we assume men will shoulder and the ones we refuse to them\
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HaVeNII7 posted...

He's a piece of shit for doing it in the freakin parking lot. There's god damn children in that building and you want to let them see someone they know spattered across the pavement?

Kill yourself if you have to but don't traumatize children in the process, dirtbag.

If you read it you would know that he was in his car and it wasn't obvious from a distance.

Besides if you're in a suicidal state you're not exactly thinking completely rationally.
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HaVeNII7 posted...

He's a piece of shit for doing it in the freakin parking lot. There's god damn children in that building and you want to let them see someone they know spattered across the pavement?

Kill yourself if you have to but don't traumatize children in the process, dirtbag.

Just a tad judgmental ITP...
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HaVeNII7 posted...

He's a piece of shit for doing it in the freakin parking lot. There's god damn children in that building and you want to let them see someone they know spattered across the pavement?

Kill yourself if you have to but don't traumatize children in the process, dirtbag.

Did you even read what was posted? He was in his car with a small bullet hole in his head. Certainly not "splattered across the pavement". The school didn't even realize anything was wrong until someone noticed he was there an hour later than he should have been.

Mikablu posted...

HaVeNII7 posted...

He's a piece of shit for doing it in the freakin parking lot. There's god damn children in that building and you want to let them see someone they know spattered across the pavement?

Kill yourself if you have to but don't traumatize children in the process, dirtbag.

Did you even read what was posted? He was in his car with a small bullet hole in his head. Certainly not "splattered across the pavement". The school didn't even realize anything was wrong until someone noticed he was there an hour later than he should have been.

Okay, I'll be honest, I didn't. And I should have. I jumped to conclusions. That's still horrible though. A kid COULD have found him there.
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HaVeNII7 posted...

Mikablu posted...

HaVeNII7 posted...

He's a piece of shit for doing it in the freakin parking lot. There's god damn children in that building and you want to let them see someone they know spattered across the pavement?

Kill yourself if you have to but don't traumatize children in the process, dirtbag.

Did you even read what was posted? He was in his car with a small bullet hole in his head. Certainly not "splattered across the pavement". The school didn't even realize anything was wrong until someone noticed he was there an hour later than he should have been.

Okay, I'll be honest, I didn't. And I should have. I jumped to conclusions. That's still horrible though. A kid COULD have found him there.

At least you acknowledge it. And for the record, I do agree. But like another user said, someone who is suicidal is probably not thinking too clearly.

YookaLaylee posted...

Cocytus posted...

JE19426 posted...

Does anyone else think it's weird that he started up his truck before killing himself?

I was thinking about that. I dunno. I thought I read they found it in reverse, I damn sure don't understand that.

It's also weird that he resigned. If he knew that was going to kill himself that day what was the point of resigning first?

He probably felt fucked over somehow and thought he was making a statement.

Its kinda sad that my first feeling after reading this was relief that he only took his own life instead of going on a rampage and taking other people with him..

Darkman124 posted...

i find it interesting that we assume he did something bad and not that something bad had been done to him that he couldnt face (or that he had an illness)

says a lot about the kinds of gender roles we assume men will shoulder and the ones we refuse to them\

I'd like to think that it's related to our pereption of authority figures, or higher-ups who have committed awful crimes.

Goebbels killed himself during his post-arrest examination, so he was never tried for his war crimes. Two of the higher-ups at Enron died before being tried for one of the biggest examples of corporate fraud in history. You have pedophiles and heinous sex offenders who try to kill themselves in jail to avoid prosecution - the police has to thoroughly search them for suicide implements, to the point of taking their belts so they don't hang themselves.

There is a precedent for those in power, who have abused that power to a disgusting degree, to end their own lives instead of dealing with the ramifications of their actions. That's why people are suspicious that this high school principal would resign after a school board meeting before shooting himself in the head in the parking lot.
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