Red Lion Area Junior High School shooting
| Red Lion Area Junior High School shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Red Lion, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Date | April 24, 2003 Approximately 7:34 a.m. (EST) |
| Attack type | School shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapon(s) | .44 Magnum revolver, .44 caliber handgun, .357 Magnum pistol |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | none |
| Perpetrator | James Sheets |
The Red Lion Area Junior High School shootings was a school shooting that occurred on April 24, 2003, at Red Lion Area Junior High School, a middle school in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, United States. James Sheets, a 14-year-old student at the school, armed himself with 3 hand guns, 2 revolvers and one semi automatic handgun. The shooting took place in the cafeteria where students congregated before the start of classes. James removed a .44-caliber handgun from his backpack, with which he used to shoot principal Dr. Eugene Segro, just before turning a .22-caliber handgun on himself and committing suicide. Police were not able to identify a motive for the shooting.
The students evacuated at the sound of the gunshots and fled to the nearby high school. Dr. Segro was pronounced dead at nearby York Hospital.
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Coordinates: 39°53′52″N 76°36′17″W / 39.89778°N 76.60472°W
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