Student who fatally shot classmate in Washington high school was reportedly obsessed with school sho

[livingston]

Student who fatally shot classmate in Washington high school was reportedly obsessed with school shootings

A student who opened fire in the hallway of his Washington State high school Wednesday, killing one classmate and wounding three others, had grown obsessed with school shootings, a friend said.

The suspect, identified by multiple students as Caleb Sharpe, was taken into custody by police and held in juvenile jail, the Spokesman-Review reported.

The shooter brought two weapons to Freeman High School in Rockford on Wednesday, but the first one he tried to fire jammed, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich told reporters.

Fifteen-year-old Michael Harper, a friend who described Sharpe as “nice and funny and weird,” told the Associated Press the suspect was obsessed with other school shootings.
Sharpe had also uploaded YouTube videos of himself playing with guns under the username Mongo Walker.

In one video, he can be seen firing an Airsoft gun in a mock execution of his friend. Sharpe also appears to be holding a real rifle at one point.
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[VietnamEraVet]

Obviously, somewhat mixed up in the head. Appears to have been influenced by Hollywood crap. But what I would really like to know, - is what the hell were his parents doing??? Were they paying any attention to what he was doing at home, on social media, in his interactions and conversations with them.

Sad, but basically his life is ruined, in addition to the death, fear, and destruction he has now caused others.

Breaking Bad-obsessed 'gunman, 15, who fantasised about school massacres killed classmate and injured three girls after posting dry-run shootings on YouTube'

 

[Bananabandit]

Shot 3 girls...hmm wonder why...cant get in their pants...lets shoot em.

 

[dwa12479]

Obviously, somewhat mixed up in the head. Appears to have been influenced by Hollywood crap. But what I would really like to know, - is what the hell were his parents doing??? Were they paying any attention to what he was doing at home, on social media, in his interactions and conversations with them.

Sad, but basically his life is ruined, in addition to the death, fear, and destruction he has now caused others.

Breaking Bad-obsessed 'gunman, 15, who fantasised about school massacres killed classmate and injured three girls after posting dry-run shootings on YouTube'

What about the incessant coverage that shooters get from the media these days? It's usually 24/7 news for weeks afterwards, that's exactly what these psychos want, and the media is more than happy to give it to them Every. Single. Time... all in the name of ratings.

 

[Darth]

Caleb? Yep, that's a school shooter there...

I wonder what the Internet folks can do with this and some photoshop...:

 

[tirwin1]

I know they are teens but if your friend has an obsession with school shootings shouldn't you tell someone? Your parents, his parents, a school counselor or some trusted adult. At this point if someone has even a remote interest in school shootings they should get a visit from the police. These nutjob loners need to be watched. I have read there is a very strong element of "copy cat" behavior in these things. Some psychiatrist even refused to speak the name of one of the school shooters a couple of years ago, explaining the media attention is partly responsible for these incidents. Ordinarily I think people should be left alone but weird teen loners obsessing about mass murder should get a whole lot of attention.

 

[Robin]

Garbage in, garbage out.
Robin

 

[Podmonkey]

Part of the problem, as Karl of InRangeTV points out, that guns and violence are glorified in our media but demonized elsewhere. This is a toxic combination that draws non gun folk to the forbidden fruit of firearms but discourages respect, training and proper use of them.

 

[livingston]

This new shooting seems to be getting a whole less attention ... Now that obit is out of office .

 

[Acer-m14]

Sheriff speaks out ..

Spokane Co. Sheriff: Media, government and society to blame for school shootings

Spokane Co. Sheriff: Media, government and society to blame for school shootings