Mr. Beazley, 15, a catcher on the high school baseball team, had woken up on Friday morning excited about that evening’s quarterfinal game against Kingwood Park. When Mr. Beazley slipped into art class, the substitute, Ann Perkins, had been telling another student to go get a tardy pass. Then, at about 7:30 a.m., Mr. Beazley heard the sound that has become too routine in schools across America: Bang. Mr. Beazley heard a taunt that is now burned onto his memory: “Surprise,” the gunman said, followed by an expletive. He killed a student who lay near the door, and as Mr. Beazley pushed and pushed on the kiln, he aimed at Mr. Beazley.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2018 13:28 UTC