On January 23, 2018, Preston Cope and Bailey Holt, both 15-years-old, were shot at Marshall County High school in Benton, Kentucky. Bailey died at the scene; Preston died later at the hospital. Eighteen others were injured in the shooting or the ensuing chaos.
The shooter was also 15-years-old. He used his step-father’s Ruger handgun, which had been stored in a closet.
People always want to know the motive, the “why.” The shooter’s response was he was interested in science and considered it a science experiment—he wanted to see how students, police, and society would respond.
After the shooting, he called his mother on his cell phone to tell her that there had been a school shooting.
The shooter was sentenced to two life terms plus 70 years and will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years.
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