Current Events > Accidental shooting at school in Alabama. One dead.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/07/us/birmingham-alabama-school-shooting/index.html

One student was killed and another was in critical condition after an accidental shooting during dismissal time at a high school in Birmingham, Alabama, police said.

At least two gunshots were fired, killing a 17-year-old female student and injuring a 17-year-old male student at Huffman High School, said Birmingham police Chief Orlando Wilson. He said police considered the shooting accidental, but did not elaborate.

Huffman was placed on a brief lockdown and police were called to the scene when the shooting occurred. The school has metal detectors, and school resource officers were on site at the time of the shooting, said Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring. She said Huffman will be open Thursday, and counselors and police will be on campus.

The girl who was killed was about to turn 18, had been accepted into college and had aspirations to be a nurse, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said. "Our hearts are heavy," he said.

A local news source is saying it was a student's gun - thanks @lilORANG.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/possible_accidental_shooting_a.html

Sources said a male student was "showing off" his gun when it discharged, striking the female student. He then accidentally shot himself as he was putting the gun away, according to sources. Police officials did not confirm that account, or any of the other stories making the rounds.
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Accidental shooting...from whose gun?
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Ban accidents

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TheVipaGTS posted...

Accidental shooting...from whose gun?

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TheVipaGTS posted...

Accidental shooting...from whose gun?

They have the gun, apparently it was not brought in from somebody outside?
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Eevee-Trainer posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

Accidental shooting...from whose gun?

I love CNN
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Wonder how long itll take for one of these to result from the genius Republican idea to arm the teachers in Florida.
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Hexenherz posted...

Eevee-Trainer posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

Accidental shooting...from whose gun?

I love CNN

From googling, nobody seems to know. The police are keeping it pretty tight at the moment
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0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Wonder how long itll take for one of these to result from the genius Republican idea to arm the teachers in Florida.

Because liberal gun free zones have worked so well.
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this is Florida's future.
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0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Wonder how long itll take for one of these to result from the genius Republican idea to arm the teachers in Florida.

shut the fuck up
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CarlGrimes posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Wonder how long itll take for one of these to result from the genius Republican idea to arm the teachers in Florida.

Because liberal gun free zones have worked so well.

what does that have to do with anything? i agree with you that gun free zones in concept are stupid as fuck. not seeing what point you're trying to make by responding to that with a post about gun free zones, though...
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I hope it wasn't a teacher carrying one which discharged
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the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!
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You know what the Army calls an accidental shooting? A negligent discharge. As in it went off because the guy holding it fucked up. I see the owner of the firearm, and the person who was holding it being charged, especially if I'm right that it was a handgun. Kid and parents are gonna be sitting before a judge.
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Oh shit.

Well, if only there was an armed teacher to shoot the cause of that accidental shooting.
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KingCrabCake posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Wonder how long itll take for one of these to result from the genius Republican idea to arm the teachers in Florida.

shut the fuck up

Need a safe space?

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.
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DavidWong posted...

Hexenherz posted...

Eevee-Trainer posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

Accidental shooting...from whose gun?

I love CNN

From googling, nobody seems to know. The police are keeping it pretty tight at the moment

I'm OK with people not knowing.

But if you use the word "shooting" I expect to see "gun" or "firearm" somewhere in the article - even if it's in the sentence, "Local police have not identified yet the source of the weapon". Hell they don't even say weapon. Just two gunshots.
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DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.

It's marked GMT on the article and it is March 8th per GMT so :\
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It's the guns, stupid.
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Meanwhile im sitting here behind the monitor in Britain eating some ferrero rocher chocolate whilst reading up all these american news and how you guys argue over it.
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KingCrabCake posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Wonder how long itll take for one of these to result from the genius Republican idea to arm the teachers in Florida.

shut the fuck up

Seems like bringing up that shitty plan touched a nerve, KingCrabby.

Yes, what could possibly go wrong with the idea of arming people with little to no firearms background, having them take some barebones training courses, then sending them into schools packing heat? What could go wrong, indeed...
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More guns is obviously the answer.

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.

It's not August it's March.
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Crazyman93 posted...

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.

It's not August it's March.

they can't keep their story straight! We've got 'em on the ropes this time.
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Hexenherz posted...

DavidWong posted...

Hexenherz posted...

Eevee-Trainer posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

Accidental shooting...from whose gun?

I love CNN

From googling, nobody seems to know. The police are keeping it pretty tight at the moment

I'm OK with people not knowing.

But if you use the word "shooting" I expect to see "gun" or "firearm" somewhere in the article - even if it's in the sentence, "Local police have not identified yet the source of the weapon". Hell they don't even say weapon. Just two gunshots.

This article says a gun has been recovered -

https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/03/08/11/17/alabama-school-shooting-kills-17-year-old-girl

Birmingham Interim Police Chief Orlando Wilson said at a news conference that authorities are seeking to determine whether the shooting shortly before 3.30pm Wednesday (8.30am AEST) at Huffman High School was accidental or if a gun since recovered by investigators was intentionally discharged.
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lilORANG posted...

Crazyman93 posted...

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.

It's not August it's March.

they can't keep their story straight! We've got 'em on the ropes this time.

DD/MM/YYYY makes so much more sense than MM/DD/YYYY, but that's a topic for another time
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I'm more expressing frustration at one of the biggest media outlets in the nation having really sloppy reporting on something that matters instead of railing on trump because he pulls his pants down to his ankles when he pees.

No I am not pro-Trump at all but I mean this is just garbage.
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Hexenherz posted...

I'm more expressing frustration at one of the biggest media outlets in the nation having really sloppy reporting on something that matters instead of railing on trump because he pulls his pants down to his ankles when he pees.

I mean, its an article about a shooting. A gun is pretty much implied and as has been mentioned ITT it seems they're being really tight lipped about who owned the gun, where it came from and what type of gun it was. I asked that question in general. I'd like to know that information. It just doesn't seem to have been made public yet.
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a local news source is saying it was a student's gun

Sources said a male student was "showing off" his gun when it discharged, striking the female student. He then accidentally shot himself as he was putting the gun away, according to sources. Police officials did not confirm that account, or any of the other stories making the rounds.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/possible_accidental_shooting_a.html
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lilORANG posted...

a local news source is saying it was a student's gun

Sources said a male student was "showing off" his gun when it discharged, striking the female student. He then accidentally shot himself as he was putting the gun away, according to sources. Police officials did not confirm that account, or any of the other stories making the rounds.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/possible_accidental_shooting_a.html

Damn, that's just incredibly sad.
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lilORANG posted...

a local news source is saying it was a student's gun

Sources said a male student was "showing off" his gun when it discharged, striking the female student. He then accidentally shot himself as he was putting the gun away, according to sources. Police officials did not confirm that account, or any of the other stories making the rounds.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/possible_accidental_shooting_a.html

I mean, that just sounds like a "Here's what I think happened" since some idiot trying to be cool by bringing a gun to school is the most obvious assumption.
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If that's true, you need to be 21 to get a handgun. So yeah, charge whomever the gun is registered to with negligence. Charge the kid with negligent discharge, carrying in a gun free zone, and some form of manslaughter.
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Howd he get the gun in the first place.
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TheVipaGTS posted...

Hexenherz posted...

I'm more expressing frustration at one of the biggest media outlets in the nation having really sloppy reporting on something that matters instead of railing on trump because he pulls his pants down to his ankles when he pees.

I mean, its an article about a shooting. A gun is pretty much implied and as has been mentioned ITT it seems they're being really tight lipped about who owned the gun, where it came from and what type of gun it was. I asked that question in general. I'd like to know that information. It just doesn't seem to have been made public yet.

Maybe I'm not expressing this clearly.

A news report should include as much information as possible and answer the basic questions. It appears incredibly sloppy/lazy to not even attempt to address the details of the weapon, or the lack of details regarding a weapon.

I understand if the local organizations are being tight lipped or slow to release information. At a minimum put a comment reflecting this. Don't just skip over it entirely.
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Hexenherz posted...

I understand if the local organizations are being tight lipped or slow to release information. At a minimum put a comment reflecting this. Don't just skip over it entirely.

DavidWong posted...

At least two gunshots were fired, killing a 17-year-old female student and injuring a 17-year-old male student at Huffman High School, said Birmingham police Chief Orlando Wilson. He said police considered the shooting accidental, but did not elaborate.

Shut the fuck up.
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If this genius is such a klutz that he accidentally shoots two people, he should never have had a gun. School isn't for showing off guns, and if you are going to show one off, make sure it's not loaded.

Charge his ass with manslaughter.
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Thoughts and prayers.

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

Crazyman93 posted...

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.

It's not August it's March.

they can't keep their story straight! We've got 'em on the ropes this time.

DD/MM/YYYY makes so much more sense than MM/DD/YYYY, but that's a topic for another time

When you speak out loud do you say "it's the 8th of March" or do you say "it's March 8th"
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BLAKUboy posted...

Hexenherz posted...

I understand if the local organizations are being tight lipped or slow to release information. At a minimum put a comment reflecting this. Don't just skip over it entirely.

DavidWong posted...

At least two gunshots were fired, killing a 17-year-old female student and injuring a 17-year-old male student at Huffman High School, said Birmingham police Chief Orlando Wilson. He said police considered the shooting accidental, but did not elaborate.

Shut the fuck up.

You realize "did not elaborate" is a very broad and general modifier to "they considered the shooting accidental", right? And that it does not automatically include details such as the origins of the gun simply because it's in that sentence specifically, right?
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Cosmic_Diabetic posted...

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

Crazyman93 posted...

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.

It's not August it's March.

they can't keep their story straight! We've got 'em on the ropes this time.

DD/MM/YYYY makes so much more sense than MM/DD/YYYY, but that's a topic for another time

When you speak out loud do you say "it's the 8th of March" or do you say "it's March 8th"

This.

March 8th FTW.
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Cosmic_Diabetic posted...

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

Crazyman93 posted...

DavidWong posted...

lilORANG posted...

the article is dated for tomorrow?

It's a false flag!

I'm in Australia so it could be that for some reason? It's 8/03 here now.

It's not August it's March.

they can't keep their story straight! We've got 'em on the ropes this time.

DD/MM/YYYY makes so much more sense than MM/DD/YYYY, but that's a topic for another time

When you speak out loud do you say "it's the 8th of March" or do you say "it's March 8th"

First usually. Like 90% of the time
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If only there was a Good Samaritan civilian student who had a gun to stop this psycho shooter
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Gee, it's almost like if there wasn't a gun there this wouldn't have happened. But fuck, you never know when the King of England might rise from the grave with his zombie redcoat army and retake the fucking colonies...
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