Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Blog #3- Teacher Takes Down Gunman

http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC100225-0000088/Teacher-takes-down-gunman

Summary:
A 7th grade math teacher tackled a man after he shot two adolescent(pg.80) students at a Colorado suburban middle school. Student Steven Seagraves said he heard when the gunman approached them because he was propinquity(pg.87) when the gunman asked the students if they went to that school, after they said "yes" the gunman shot them. The math teacher was nearby and he tackled the gunman down while he was trying to reload his riffle. The gunman was identified as Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood who is 32 years old and he may be facing two counts of attempted murder .

Detail:
-Seventh-grade math teacher David Benke tackled the gunman
-The gunman was identified as Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood
-The two teenage students, Matt Thieu and Reagan Webber are in therapeutic(pg.60) care in a nearby hospital
-The middle school's name is Deer Creek Middle School
-Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton is about 5km from Columbine High School which is the site of the nations deadliest school shootings

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