Autistic boy, 17, shot in the arm during the Kentucky high school shooting...

[AGXStarseed]

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Autistic boy, 17, was shot in the arm while giving out hugs and high fives to classmates when the Kentucky high school gunman opened fire

• Daniel Austin, 17, was shot in his right arm when a student opened fire at Marshall County High School in Kentucky on Tuesday
• Autistic teen was giving hugs and high fives to classmates when gunfire erupted
• His family said he underwent surgery late Tuesday but his prognosis is unclear
• Daniel's mother said Tuesday that he might need to have his arm amputated
• Two students, Bailey Nicole Holt and Preston Ryan Cope, both 15, were killed and another 18 people injured in the shooting

Daniel Austin, 17, (right) was shot in his arm when a teen gunman opened fire on students in a packed atrium at Marshall County High School on Tuesday morning. He is pictured above with his brother Shane (left)


A special needs boy who was among those injured in the Kentucky high school shooting had been giving out hugs and high fives to his classmates when the gunfire erupted.

Daniel Austin, 17, was shot in his right arm when a 15-year-old boy opened fire on students, killing two and injuring 18 others, in a packed atrium at Marshall County High School on Tuesday morning.

The teenager, who has a form of autism, had been in the busy common area in the center of the high school where several hallways meet and children gather before classes.

His brother Shane Austin told Local 6 that Daniel was listening to music and giving his classmate's high fives at the time.

Shane, who wasn't at the school when the shooting broke out, managed to speak to his brother before he was airlifted to hospital to undergo surgery.

Daniel's prognosis is still unclear but his brother posted a screenshot of them Face-timing soon after the surgery, saying: 'Look at this Superman. God thank you! He's through surgery!'

His mother Andrea Austin told CNN on Tuesday that he might need to have his arm amputated.

The boy's parents had been calling his cell phone repeatedly until someone in the emergency department picked up and told them he was injured.

Daniel's brother urged others to pray for his recovery.

'My brother means the world to me. Will everyone please pray for him he's being so strong I love him to death and just for him to be hurt in this awful event is killing me inside because he's a strong funny amazing person I just don't get how anyone could do this to my little brother,' he wrote.

'I love you Daniel Austin you are going to be strong through this like everything else and I promise I'm going to take you to toys r us after this.'

Bailey Nicole Holt and Preston Ryan Cope, both 15, were killed and another 18 people injured when a fellow student opened fire with a handgun.

The gunman's shooting spree only ended when he ran out of bullets.

Police are not identifying the teen shooter but he has been arrested and will be charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder.

No motive for the shooting has been released.

The case against the suspect will begin in juvenile court, which is closed to the public and the records sealed under Kentucky law. Prosecutors will request a judge move it to adult court, at which point the details will no longer be secret.

The teen is being held at a regional juvenile jail in Paducah - about a half-hour away from the high school.

In addition to the two students killed in Tuesday's shooting, 14 others were shot and four children were injured as they ran from the gunfire. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 18 years.

Five students remained in critical condition in various hospitals late Tuesday.


Source (with more images and video): Autistic boy among injured in Kentucky school shooting | Daily Mail Online

 

[Riley]

Bet you people are going to feel sorry for the shooter rather than the victims. Because that always. Figging. Happens.

Newsflash, people:

• Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold: Douchebags
• Elliot Rodgers: Douchebag
• Brenda Spencer: B**h
• Adam Lanza: Douchebag of the highest degree
• James Eagan Holmes: Douchebag as well as a moron who does not deserve to be called a fan of Batman (Or a prophet. Not sure)

Must I go on?

 

[Mr Allen]

Ugh, I know it will NEVER happen, but guns need to be made ILLEGAL in America IMO, then there's less chance of stuff like this, OK yeah the idiots will still get tooled up, but it wouldn't be legal for Joe Bloggs to own a gun.

 

[Reedstorm17]

I know, right? Guns restriction laws won't end gun violence, but it will reduce it by a lot. Why can't anyone see that?

 

[Misery]

I know, right? Guns restriction laws won't end gun violence, but it will reduce it by a lot. Why can't anyone see that?

Because people are idiots. But also due to mental conditioning.

America's culture is... well, the way I've always observed it, it's like it's obsessed with it's own pride, if that makes sense (a notion I absolutely do not share).

I've noticed that when people bring up this issue, those that say "BUT OMG GUNS" are usually rambling about some constititional amendment.... which was made A VERY LONG TIME AGO for reasons that actually suited THAT TIME PERIOD. Nobody stops to think that, hey... MAYBE things are different now than they were a couple hundred freaking years ago. HMM. They also associate this bill with "freedom", because "well it gives us the freedom to defend itself", and that sets off the whole "'MURICA!!!" style of thinking, which just gets dumber every time I see someone do it.

But it's not just that, it's aspects of the culture. I remember reading one article where this guy suggested the idea that the US has a "culture of fear". People keep buying guns because they're always afraid that they will actually need them. Seriously. And I dont know how media is in other countries, but HERE it blows *everything* out of proportion. They make everything seem as scary and dangerous as conceivably possible. Scare the public, you get them more interested in buying things that they think can provide them with self-defense. Granted, that's not the reason the media does it (they do it because it gets ratings) but it's one of the nasty side effects.

Lastly though... I dunno, it's like there's a certain "machismo" to the culture here. I'm seriously not sure how else to describe it. I dont think that's quite the right word, but it'll do for now. Alot of people (of any gender) seem to have this non-stop view of "Oh yeah, gotta be a TOUGH guy, this is AMERICA" and apparently guns make you tough? To me they make someone look like an idiot that couldnt think of a better solution, but hey, what do I know...

But yeah, if it were up to me, ALL guns would be destroyed and no more would be made. EXCEPT for those used by law enforcement and the military (for obvious reasons).

I mean, the logic is bloody simple to me: A shooter cant shoot anyone with a gun that they do not, in fact, have.

Apparently even that simple logic is just too much for some people though.

 

[Bolletje]

I think it's very sad that people got shot, but I don't really see why the article has to focus on the fact that one of the victims has autism. He didn't get shot because of his autism, nor is he the only victim, so I don't really see the need for this article other than being sensationalist.

That being said, it's depressing that these things keep on happening over and over again.