Active Shooter - NYPD Shield

Location Information: New Bedford High School in New Bedford,
Massachusetts
Attacker Information: Eric McKeehan (17/M); unknown (15/M);
unknown (15/M)
Casualties: N/A
Number of Weapons: Unknown
Weapon Information: Other
Closest Relationship to the Target: Academic
Date Attack Concluded: N/A
Resolution: Plot was foiled when a student alerted
authorities to the plot after hearing a rumor
on campus about an imminent shooting.
Sources:
1. Fox Butterfield and Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, “3 Teenagers
Held in Plot at Massachusetts School,” November 26, 2001,
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/us/3-teenagers-held-in-plot-atmassachusetts-school.html.
2. Jim Avila, Reynolds Holding, Teri Whitcraft and Beth Tribolet, ABC News,
“School Shooter: ‘I Didn’t Realize’ They Would Die,” June 11, 2008,
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5040342.
3. ABC News Online, “US Students Charged with School Massacre Plot,”
November 27, 2001,
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200111/s426269.htm.
Case #258
February 14, 2001: Jeremy Getman was arrested after carrying a cache of weapons into
his school. His bag contained firearms, pipe bombs, a propane tank and a bag full of
ammunition. Reports state that Getman planned to kill as many of his classmates and
teachers as possible.
Number of Attack Locations: 1
Location Information: Southside High School in Elmira, New York
Attacker Information: Jeremy Getman (18/M)
Casualties: N/A
Number of Weapons: 20
Weapon Information: Shotgun; handgun (.22-caliber); other
Closest Relationship to the Target: Academic
Date Attack Concluded: N/A
Resolution: Plot was foiled when a student received a
threatening note from the suspect claiming
that he had a gun. She then alerted
authorities to the suspect’s cache of
weapons.
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