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Covering a school shooting.
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
September 22, 2011

I never expected to report on a school shooting, but of course, my job is unpredictable.

But that's exactly what I did this morning, it was more of a follow up, but the idea of being so close to where this man's gun rang out in the hallway was eerie.

I'm sure you all have already been following our coverage.

This wasn't like any other school shooting. Thankfully, no one was hurt and the suspect was apprehended.

Most of these school shootings don't end well. Look at Columbine and Virginia Tech.

As this case is still under investigation, it's still too early to know what the suspect Marcus Washington's intention was.

Was he attempting to shoot up the school? Or was it during this heated debate that his anger got the best of him?

Either way, he gave everyone a good scare. Counselors are at the school letting students who were in the building at the time of the shooting debrief.

One student I talked to said she never thought something like that would happen in Victoria.

I side with her. I didn't believe it either. This is something you see on national television. Not something you are covering or are in the middle of.

All in all, I believe everything was handled quite well.

What are you thoughts on how everything went down?

Let me know by commenting on this blog, e-mailing me at jrortega@vicad.com or sending me a tweet to @j_r_ortega.

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  • CalEmerson CalEmerson Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    After endless years of abuse and humiliation, in 1995, long before Columbine became synonymous with the term "school shooting," I was arrested and charged with terrorist threats for planning a school massacre at my junior high. I wanted a way out, and a school massacre with a glorified suicide mission seemed like the best way to show everyone what they had done to me for all those years. "I'll show them," I thought. "I'll make them pay."

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    September 22, 2011 at 11:45 p.m.

  • JROrtega JROrtega Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    WoofWoof,

    Thanks for commenting. I always open up my blog to some dialogue. The story that I linked in this story was reporting I put into this story. I spent most of the morning on campus gathering information, reactions and color; so the story is complete. Still, I'd love to hear from some of our online readers what they think of the entire situation. Also, be sure to pick up tomorrow's Advocate. We have several story angles that will be presented about the shooting. Thanks again for commenting.

    September 22, 2011 at 4:55 p.m.

  • woofwoof woofwoof Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    You're the reporter, why axk us questions, be onsite and axk questions there. In my opinion.

    September 22, 2011 at 4:16 p.m.