Viral Message: 18 School Shootings since January 1st, 2018. That averages about 3 per week so far, THIS YEAR. Something must be done, because we shouldn’t be have to live in fear like this.
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18 School Shootings since January 1st, 2018. That averages about 3 per week so far, THIS YEAR. Something must be done, because we shouldn’t be have to live in fear like this.
18 School Shootings since January 1st, 2018. That averages about 3 per week so far, THIS YEAR. Something must be done, because we shouldn’t be have to live in fear like this. pic.twitter.com/1uTxLwXJbV
— bkayy (@brooklynn_kayy) February 15, 2018
Viral Message Verification:- The news about the number of attacks in Amrican schools since January have come up, there has been more than 18 School Shootings since January 1st, 2018.
Well the number can be said to be true but it is not related to shooting in all the case.
We did a cross check and tried to find out the list of all the incidents happened around the American schools, from firearms and bullying, since the start of January 1st, 2018. We are showing all the news information that came in the media.
- The new year 2018, started with “Shots fired, bullet into building at high school in Burien area” on 4 January 2018:
Shots were fired and a bullet entered a building at New Start High School near Burien Thursday afternoon.
King County Sheriff's Office officials said no one was hit or injured. Officials said a round was fired from outside of the school around 1:15 p.m. into the main administrative office. The office was occupied at the time.
— Princess Margarita ♡ (@MargaritaaaYooo) February 16, 2018
- Next incident happened on 10 January at Greyson College, Denison, Texas when A student fired a weapon belonging to an adviser, believing it wasn’t loaded. No injuries were reported.
Bullet fired through classroom at Grayson College, It happened at the Grayson College Criminal Justice Center on Jan. 10.
Vice President of Business Services Giles Brown said a criminal justice club advisor was showing two students how to use a computerized firearms simulator before the incident occurred.
He said the instructor took his live weapon and put it in a box so it would not be confused with the training weapon.
— Princess Margarita ♡ (@MargaritaaaYooo) February 16, 2018
- Than an incident happened on 10 January at California State University, San Bernardino, California – Bullet hits building on Cal State San Bernardino campus; no shooter found.
Authorities say a gun was fired and a bullet hit a building on a Southern California college campus, but there were no reports of any injuries.
Officials at California State University, San Bernardino said the gunfire was reported at about 6 p.m. Wednesday local time.
And this: https://t.co/0TMPJqC1vc (no injuries, shooter never found)
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