Richland High School shooting
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The Richland High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on Wednesday, November 15, 1995,[1] in Lynnville, Tennessee, a small town located in Giles County. The gunman, 17-year-old Jamie Rouse, killed one teacher and one student, and seriously wounded another teacher at Richland High School.
Rouse was armed with a .22-calibre Remington Viper semi-automatic rifle.[2] Rouse hid his Remington Viper behind some bushes and drove to pick up Stephen Abbott, another student at Richland High School. He was armed with the Viper loaded with a ten round magazine, he also carried a .22 rounds of ammunition. Abbot drove Jamie the rest of the way to school. Abbott parked the car outside the school, and Rouse entered the school main hallway. Inside the hallway he confronted teachers Carolyn Yancey and Carolyn Foster.[3] He then shot both teachers in the head. He then aimed his rifle at a football coach, however he missed and fatally shot freshman Diane Collins in the throat. He was then wrestled by the coach and escorted to the administration office. 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.[4] Stephen Abbott was also charged with criminal responsibility and sentenced to 40 years in prison for driving Rouse to school with ammunition and knowing his intentions to shoot instructors at his school.
