shooting

There's been a shooting at Central High this morning in the cafeteria before classes started. We're hearing that there was an argument on the bus that continued in the cafeteria. There was a single shot. They're not saying yet - the boy shot was taken to UT Hospital - but the word is the boy is dead. The entire county goes into lock down when this happens, so my kids are in lockdown (they're in elementary school). One of my co-worker's boys goes to Central, but hadn't made it in yet.

In 2005, up the highway to Campbell County, a vice-principal was killed and two administrators wounded in another shooting. It feels like yesterday.

And then, of course, there was the church shooting here in town just last month. I've been to that church. And I don't really know what to say about any of it, not anymore.

Update: The police arrived in two minutes on the scene, and caught the shooter three blocks away with the gun still on him. The student he shot is dead. County-wide lockdown has been lifted.