Editing Asa Coon

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}}{{Villain_Infobox
|fullname = Asa H. Coon
|alias = Jack Black
|origin = New York, USA
|occupation = Freshman at SuccessTech Academy|skills = Building<br>Fixing
|hobby = Listening to dark music<br>Listening to Marilyn Manson<br>Fixing/building
|goals = Kill people at SuccessTech Academy (failed)
|crimes = Attempted [[murder]]
|type of villain = School shooter
|image=Asa_Coon.jpg
}}'''Asa H. Coon''' (September 22, 1993 - October 10, 2007) was an American student who perpetrated the [[W:SuccessTech Academy shooting|SuccessTech Academy shooting]] on October 10th, 2007. Armed with two revolvers and folding knives, Asa injured two teachers and two students before ultimately committing suicide.

== Early Life ==
Asa H. Coon was born to mother Lori Looney and uninvolved father Thomas Coon on September 22, 1993.<ref>http://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/system/asa-coon/</ref>

Asa Coon's early life was fraught with neglect, crime and abuse. In 1997, at age three, a caseworker for the New York Cortland County Social Services Department  was called to visit the home found it to be in squalid condition, with garbage strewn throughout the property. Neighbors had also reported that Asa’s older brothers, Stephen and Daniel, had threatened them with weapons that included rocks, knives, and a fake bomb. The children would later be taken from their mother's care after she was found guilty of neglect. <ref>http://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/system/asa-coon/<nowiki/>https://schoolshooters.info/asa-coon</ref>

Eventually the family would be reunited and move to Cleveland, Ohio. Asa, at age eleven,  would be arrested for attacking his mother, yelling obscenities at her, and punching her in the left eye. As punishment, Asa to attend six hours per week of counseling, attend an anger management course, and perform community service. During theses counseling sessions, Asa made suicidal statements and was prescribed medications to alleviate his depression and hyperactivity.

Despite these difficulties, caseworker reports show Coon to be nice and well mannered.

== Shooting ==
=== Background ===
Two days prior to the shooting, Coon had received a three-day suspension from the SuccessTech alternative high school for an altercation with another student regarding the existence of God.<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/schoolshooting/plaindealer/index.ssf?/schoolshooting/more/who_was.html|Stephens, Scott; Rachel Dissell (2007-10-11). "School shooter has record of violence, suicidal talk but was called genius by some". ''The Plain Dealer''.]</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301065,00.html|"New Video Shows Student Terror in Ohio; Gunman's Brother Arrested". Fox News. Associated Press. 2007-10-11.]</ref> Coon said he was upset as his teachers would not listen to what he had to say regarding the fight, according to his uncle, Larry Looney.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-12-cleveland-uncle_N.htm|Milicia, Joe (2007-10-12). "Gunman's uncle: Teen upset with teachers". ''USA Today''.]</ref> According to fellow students and teachers, Coon had apparently been a target of bullying by students at the school for his Gothic appearance and eccentric behavior, and had made threats of violence in front of students and teachers the week before the shooting.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/us/11cleveland.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin|Maag, Chris; Ian Urbina (2007-10-10). "Student, 14, Shoots 4 and Kills Himself in Cleveland School". ''The New York Times''.]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR2007101001486.html|Milicia, Joe (2007-10-11). "4 Hurt, Gunman Killed in Ohio School". ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/school-gunman-had-access-despite-threats-1.259683|School gunman had access despite threats". CTV News. Associated Press. 2007-10-11.]</ref> It was said by a friend of him, Joseph Flectcher, that Coon had been "pushed too far" and that teachers were unable to help with his problems.<ref>[http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/10/shooter_pushed_too_far.html|O'Donnell, Patrick (2007-10-10). "Shooter "pushed too far"". ''The Plain Dealer''.]</ref> One of Coon's teachers and victims, Michael Grassie, said that Coon was frustrated for being given a bad grade in History class,<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/schoolshooting/plaindealer/index.ssf?/schoolshooting/more/failing.html|Wagner, Joseph L. (2007-10-16). "Shooter Asa Coon was failing, says wounded SuccessTech teacher Michael Grassie". ''The Plain Dealer''.]</ref> causing Coon to incite his teacher to fight against him.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,302025,00.html|"Teacher: Cleveland School Shooter Upset About Failing History". Fox News. Associated Press. 2007-10-15.]</ref>

Juvenile Court records show that Coon had a criminal history and mental health problems since 2005, and threatened to commit suicide while in a mental health facility in summer 2006.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR2007101001486.html|Milicia, Joe (2007-10-11). "4 Hurt, Gunman Killed in Ohio School". ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>[http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20071011/NEWS/710110398|Milicia, Joe (2007-10-11). "Cleveland boy shoots 4, himself at school". ''The Press Democrat''.]</ref>

=== Perpetration ===
On Wednesday, October 10, 2007, Coon entered the five-story school building shortly before 1:00 p.m. EST, armed with two handguns (a [[W:.22 Long Rifle|.22-caliber]] [[W:Revolver|revolver]] and a [[W:.38 Special|.38-caliber]] revolver),<ref name=":0">O' Malley, Michael; Gabriel Baird (October 11, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20090413185847/http://www.cleveland.com/schoolshooting/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fschoolshooting%2Fmore%2Ffour_shot.html "Four shot at school, gunman kills himself"]. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plain_Dealer The Plain Dealer]''. Archived from [http://www.cleveland.com/schoolshooting/plaindealer/index.ssf?/schoolshooting/more/four_shot.html the original] on April 13, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref><ref>Maag, Chris; [[W:Ian Urbina|Ian Urbina]] (October 10, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/us/11cleveland.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin "Student, 14, Shoots 4 and Kills Himself in Cleveland School"]. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times The New York Times]''. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref> a box of additional rounds of ammunition for each pistol, and three [[W:Knife#Folding blade features|folding knives]] inside a [[W:Duffel bag|duffel bag]].<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21224357 "Police: Suspended boy shoots 4 at Ohio school"]. [[W:NBC News|NBC News]]. October 10, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref> Wearing a Marilyn Manson concert shirt, black jeans, and black-painted fingernails,<ref name=":1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140517140751/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/10/11/5-hospitalized-after-14-year-old-goes-on-shooting-rampage-at-cleveland-high/ "5 Hospitalized After 14-Year-Old Goes on Shooting Rampage at Cleveland High School"]. [[W:Fox News|Fox News]]. Archived from [http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/10/11/5-hospitalized-after-14-year-old-goes-on-shooting-rampage-at-cleveland-high/ the original] on April 7, 2014.</ref> he walked to the fourth floor and went to the men's bathroom in order to load two revolvers.<ref name=":2">Miller, Donna (October 11, 2007). [http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/10/success_tech_shooter_shot_hims.html "SuccessTech shooter shot himself in the head"]. ''[[W:The Plain Dealer|The Plain Dealer]]''. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref>

At 1:06 p.m., after 14-year old Michael Peek punched Coon in the face for bumping into him, Coon shot Peek in the abdomen as he walked away,<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301065,00.html "New Video Shows Student Terror in Ohio"].

Fox News. October 11, 2007. November 30, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=49098&CFID=5791735&CFTOKEN=29355084 "Shooting rips Cleveland tech school"]. eSchool News. October 11, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref> also hitting 17-year-old Darnell Rodgers on his elbow in the same hallway. Coon then entered social studies teacher Michael Grassie's classroom to shoot him in the chest. A second teacher, David Kachadourian, was shot in the back of his shoulder while in the hallway evacuating his students.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Stephens, Scott (October 12, 2007). [http://www.cleveland.com/schoolshooting/plaindealer/index.ssf?/schoolshooting/more/teacher_shepherded.html "Wounded SuccessTech teacher shepherded students to safety"]. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref> During the entire shooting, Coon was said to be cursing.<ref name=":1" /> At the end, Coon killed himself by shooting in the right side of his head.<ref name=":2" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011135551/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/11/cleveland.shooting/index.html "Ohio school shooter had history of problems"]. [[W:CNN|CNN]]. October 11, 2007. Archived from [http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/11/cleveland.shooting/index.html the original] on October 11, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref><ref>Milicia, Joe (October 11, 2007). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR2007101001486.html "4 Hurt, Gunman Killed in Ohio School"]. ''[[W:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref>

The school was placed on [[W:Hospital emergency codes#Code Blue|Code Blue]] lockdown shortly after the shooting.

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