Authorities described the student as a juvenile male but did not provide further identification or specifics pending an investigation

Authorities described the student as a juvenile male but did not provide further identification or specifics pending an investigation

Wisconsin police shot and killed a student who officials say came to a local middle school with a gun. The student never got into the school, but as a precaution the entire district was put on a lockdown late Wednesday morning.

Students have since been reunited with their parents, some of whom waited up to five hours for their children to be dropped at a bus storage center in Mount Horeb, a village about 20 miles south-west of Madison, the state capital, according to WMTV 15 news.

No other students or staff were injured in the shooting, Josh Kaul, Wisconsin’s attorney general, said during a Wednesday news conference.

  • designatedhacker@lemm.ee
    5610·
    6 months ago

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-fatally-shoot-student-wisconsin-middle-school-responding-report-rcna150308

    Not a ton more detail, but it sounds like a kid has a visible gun that some students reported seeing. Then they tried to enter the school, but the school had a video doorbell/door buzzer type setup. There were five or so shots in quick succession that must’ve included officers.

    Have to wait on more info, but it sounds like at worst they failed to deescalate. At best they showed up and the kid started shooting and they returned fire.

    No innocent kids died, so that’s a win in my book.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldEnglish
      259·
      6 months ago

      While it’s good news not to have a fresh school shooting, how hard is it to detain a middle schooler without murdering them…?

      • Leg@lemmy.world
        461·
        6 months ago

        A tragedy of firearms is it makes children just as dangerous as anyone else. If the child was using the gun, they were the most dangerous person in the school.

        • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
          83·
          6 months ago

          You must be confused about the definition of murder.

          Here’s a hint: if it’s a justified shooting, it’s not murder. Murder requires premeditation.

              • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
                2·
                6 months ago

                MURDER
                Murder is when one human being unlawfully kills another human being. See Homicide. The precise legal definition of murder varies by jurisdiction. Most states distinguish between different degrees of murder. Some other states base their murder laws on the Model Penal Code. Contents:

                • Common Law Murder
                • Pennsylvania Method of Classifying Murder
                • Model Penal Code
                  Overview
                  Background: Common Law Murder

                At common law, murder was defined as killing another human being with malice aforethought. Malice aforethought is a legal term of art, that encompasses the following types of murder:

                1. “Intent-to-kill murder”
                2. “Grievous-bodily-harm murder” - Killing someone in an attack intended to cause them grievous bodily harm. For example, if the defendant fatally stabbed the victim, even if the defendant only intended to wound the victim, the defendant would still be liable for murder.
                3. “Felony-murder” - Killing someone while in the process of committing a felony. Note that at common law, there were few felonies, and all carried the death penalty. For example, at common law, robbery was a felony. So if a robber accidentally killed someone during a robbery, the robber could be executed.
                4. “Depraved heart murder” - Killing someone in a way that demonstrates a callous disregard for the value of human life. For example, if a person intentionally fires a gun into a crowded room, and someone dies, the person could be convicted of depraved heart murder.

                And that’s just the Cornell Law School page. It’s actually much more complex than what’s linked above. You’re out of your element, son.

                • nelly_man@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  6 months ago

                  I was more so responding in regards to the original posters comment regarding the lack of justification as distinguishing this act from murder. If the police officers were allowed to kill him under the law, it is not murder. Murder, by my sources (which show the English-language definition) as well as yours (which show the legal definition), is a legal term that applies to a subset of acts of homicide.

    • Woozythebear@lemmy.world
      519·
      6 months ago

      So all he did was illegally have a fire arm and he was executed for it and that’s a win in your book? Sick fuck