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Jilly_in_VA

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Wed Nov 8, 2023, 12:19 PM Nov 2023

There was a shooting just across from my grandsons' school yesterday [View all]

This happened in Morristown, TN, across from Morristown-Hamblen West High School. Two students were involved. I don't know the whole story yet, but the boy who was shot played football with one of my other grandsons, which would have made him a freshman at that time, since he was 17 yesterday, and my daughter said he'd been at their house although he and my grandson weren't exactly besties or anything. Apparently the two boys had a fight earlier in the day, whether a war of words or otherwise I don't know, and one went home and got a gun, came back right after school, and shot the other. My grandsons were on their bus, which had just finished loading, and they said they saw cop cars "just flying in" from all directions and the buses all just peeled out of there. I'll know more later when they get home today. The younger one is taking a Criminal Justice class and the Assistant Principal, who was out front when this all went down, is the teacher.

I'm a bit shook up since this has never happened in that town before.

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Oh, Jilly. I know how you feel. peacefreak2.0 Nov 2023 #1
This is just crazy Bayard Nov 2023 #2
Yeah, really Jilly_in_VA Nov 2023 #5
Sorry your town is suffering, Jilly. 70sEraVet Nov 2023 #3
YIKES!! Duppers Nov 2023 #4
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