Editing Asa Coon (section)

== 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.