|
The days are gone forever when our enemies could blackmail us with nuclear bombs. This article is a stub and is in need of expansion. You can help Real-Life Villains by expanding it. |
|
| “ | This hand that pulled the trigger that killed your sons now masturbates to the memory. Fuck all of you. | „ |
| ~ Lane's infamous remark during his trial. |
Thomas Michael "T. J." Lane III (born September 19, 1994) is an American school shooter who perpetrated the Chardon High School shooting on February 27, 2012, in Chardon, Ohio. 3 people were killed and 3 others were injured.
He plead guilty for his role in the shooting and received three life sentences without the possibility of parole on March 19, 2013. He is currently being held in Warren Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio.
The shooting
The shooting began at approximately 7:30 a.m. (EST) in the Chardon High School cafeteria. A student witness said that the shooting began in the cafeteria before first period while students were eating breakfast. According to reports, a boy stood up and began shooting, causing chaos.
A surveillance video showed that Lane shot four male students in the cafeteria with a .22 caliber handgun. As he fled, Lane shot a female student, and was then chased out of the school by a teacher, football coach Frank Hall. Lane was arrested outside the school near his car on Woodin Road.
Initially, five students were hospitalized, three of whom later died. Two students, Joy Rickers and Nick Walczak, were taken to local Hillcrest Hospital, while Daniel Parmertor, Russell King, and Demetrius Hewlin were flown by helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. A sixth student, Nate Mueller, was superficially injured when a bullet grazed his right ear.