Richland High School shooting

Richland High School shooting
Location	Lynnville, Tennessee, United States
Date	November 15, 1995 (CST)
Attack type	School shooting, murder
Weapons	.22-calibre Remington Viper semi-automatic rifle
Deaths	2
Injured	1
Perpetrator	James Ellison Rouse

The Richland High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on Wednesday, November 15, 1995, in Lynnville, Tennessee, a small community located in Giles County. 17-year-old James Ellison "Jamie" Rouse, a senior student at the school, killed one teacher and one student, and seriously wounded another teacher.

Rouse used a .22-calibre Remington Viper semi-automatic rifle, which he hid behind bushes before driving to retrieve his friend. His friend drove Jamie the rest of the way to Richland High School. He parked the car outside the school, and Rouse entered through the north entrance hallway. Inside the hallway he confronted teachers Carolyn Yancey and Carolyn Foster. He then shot both teachers in the head in the view of over fifty students in the hallway. He then aimed his rifle at football coach Ron Shirey; however, he missed and fatally shot freshman Diane Collins in the throat. He was then tackled by a male student and another football coach, who forcibly took the rifle away from him. Carolyn Foster was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, while Carolyn Yancey survived in serious condition.

Rouse was convicted as an adult of one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder, and one count of first-degree attempted murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

External links

• State of Tennessee v. Jamie Rouse