A prosecutor described a 17-year-old shooting suspect who allegedly opened fire in an Ohio high school cafeteria on Monday as "someone who's not well" as more details emerged about the incident that left three students dead and two wounded. T.J. Lane appeared briefly in juvenile court as one of his wounded victims was released from the hospital; the other remains in serious condition. More from the Associated Press:
Lane admitted taking a .22-caliber pistol and a knife to the 1,100-student Chardon High School and firing 10 shots at a group of students sitting at a cafeteria table Monday morning, prosecutor David Joyce said.
...Prosecutors have until Thursday to bring charges and are expected to ask that Lane be tried as an adult. He will probably be charged with three counts of aggravated murder and other offenses, Joyce said.
The prosecutor appeared to rule out rumors and speculation that the young gunman lashed out after being bullied or that the shooting had something to do with drug-dealing.
"This is not about bullying. This is not about drugs," Joyce said. "This is someone who's not well, and I'm sure in our court case we'll prove that to all of your desires and we'll make sure justice is done here in this county."
Joyce would not elaborate. Both sides in the case are under a gag order imposed by the judge at the prosecutor's request.
Students are calling a football coach at the school a hero after he yelled at Lane and chased him out of the cafeteria, likely stopping even more bloodshed.
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