school shooter
Armed student attacker
A school shooter is a person who carries out a gun attack at an educational institution.
The term emerged in American discourse following a series of mass shootings at schools, particularly after Columbine in 1999.
School shooters are often students or former students of the targeted school: The school shooter had been expelled months earlier.
The phenomenon has generated extensive debate about gun access, mental health, and security measures.
- gunmanArmed violent person
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- columbineSpurred perennial wildflower
- Sandy HookCoastal New Jersey spit
violence · victims · rampage · lockdown · shelter in place · active · threat · drill · crisis response · safety · memorial · survivor · trauma · warning signs · red flag laws · bullying · isolation · mental health
school shooterschool resource officer
Officer assigned to campus
first responder · rescuer · life-saver · SWAT officer · crisis negotiator
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