SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) - Southgate Community Schools superintendent Bill Grusecki says an eighth grade student committed suicide Thursday morning at Davidson Middle School.
Police say the boy was found in a restroom before classes began at about 8:15 a.m. Another student discovered the boy and alerted a teacher.
The boy was transported to a hospital where he died.
The student died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police say he had a .40-caliber handgun.
At a press conference, police said a note was found with the boy. School and police representatives said they did not believe the boy had been a victim of bullying, but they said he did mention another student in his note.
The school was placed on lockdown and parents were asked to pick up their children at from the building, located on Trenton Road near Eureka.
The Southgate Fire Department was dispatched to the school at 8:15 a.m. and school officials later announced a lockdown.
As parents arrived at the school, police allowed students to go inside in small groups to retrieve their belongings. Some children exiting the school appeared to be visibly upset.
Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/davids...ckdown-due-to-medical-emergency#ixzz2OC0dY4c9
This is the school district my step daughters go to
Police say the boy was found in a restroom before classes began at about 8:15 a.m. Another student discovered the boy and alerted a teacher.
The boy was transported to a hospital where he died.
The student died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police say he had a .40-caliber handgun.
At a press conference, police said a note was found with the boy. School and police representatives said they did not believe the boy had been a victim of bullying, but they said he did mention another student in his note.
The school was placed on lockdown and parents were asked to pick up their children at from the building, located on Trenton Road near Eureka.
The Southgate Fire Department was dispatched to the school at 8:15 a.m. and school officials later announced a lockdown.
As parents arrived at the school, police allowed students to go inside in small groups to retrieve their belongings. Some children exiting the school appeared to be visibly upset.
Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/davids...ckdown-due-to-medical-emergency#ixzz2OC0dY4c9
This is the school district my step daughters go to
