Barry Loukaitis: Difference between revisions
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Loukaitis lived with his mother and father until 1995 when they separated, his family was dysfunctional and his mother often thought of suicide. | Loukaitis lived with his mother and father until 1995 when they separated, his family was dysfunctional and his mother often thought of suicide. | ||
Barry's mother frequently said that Loukaitis and her would commit suicide on Valentine's Day, however he talked her out of doing so. | Barry's mother frequently said that Loukaitis and her would commit suicide on Valentine's Day, however he talked her out of doing so. | ||
Loukaitis suffered from hyperactivity, and took Ritalin, a common medication in the 1990s. In the years leading up to the incident his mother, Jo Ann Philips became increasingly distant and depressed; this is thought to have contributed to Barry's suicidal and homicidal urges. | Loukaitis suffered from hyperactivity, and took Ritalin, a common medication in the 1990s. In the years leading up to the incident his mother, Jo Ann Philips became increasingly distant and depressed; this is thought to have contributed to Barry's suicidal and homicidal urges. | ||
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== Frontier Middle School shooting == | == Frontier Middle School shooting == | ||
On February 2, 1996 (the same Month as Loukaitis's parents officially were divorced) | On February 2, 1996 (the same Month as Loukaitis's parents officially were divorced) Barry would walk from his home to Frontier Middle School (where he was a student) in Moses Lake, Washington dressed as a Western style gunslinger. | ||
Armed with a 357 Magnum revolver, a .30-30 rifle, and a .25 ACP Pistol he would walk into his 5th period Algebra class and opened fire killing two students, Arnold Fritz and Manuel Vela, Jr., both fourteen. Another student, 13-year-old Natalie Hintz, sustained critical gunshot wounds to the right arm and abdomen, she would later be airlifted to hospital. | Armed with a 357 Magnum revolver, a .30-30 rifle, and a .25 ACP Pistol he would walk into his 5th period Algebra class and opened fire killing two students, Arnold Fritz and Manuel Vela, Jr., both fourteen. Another student, 13-year-old Natalie Hintz, sustained critical gunshot wounds to the right arm and abdomen, she would later be airlifted to hospital. | ||
Loukaitis would then fatally shoot his teacher Leona Caires | Loukaitis would then fatally shoot his teacher Leona Caires in the chest stating ''"This sure beats the hell out of Algebra!" ''Two staff members would enter the classroom to find Loukaitis holding his classmates hostage, he started asking for a hostage so he could safely exit the school. Jon Lane, a sports coach at the school, volunteered as a hostage. Lane would grab Loukaitis' rifle and wrestle him to the ground with the assistance of other students. | ||
Jon Lane would keep Loukaitis subdued until the police arrived. | Jon Lane would keep Loukaitis subdued until the police arrived. | ||
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Loukaitis is currently imprisoned at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center in Washington State. | Loukaitis is currently imprisoned at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center in Washington State. | ||
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