Law enforcement found the suspect hiding outside of a nearby home, and a handgun was recovered. Following the shooting, the student suspect immediately fled the school. Staff and students followed protocols of the district’s emergency response plan while law enforcement secured the building and the surrounding campus. ![]() One student victim was transported to the hospital. Multiple law enforcement agencies, along with the appropriate district personnel, responded at the scene. At that point, the school resource officer had already responded and called for back-up, and the Tanglewood administration and staff had immediately activated the district’s emergency response plan. Student shot, killed at Tanglewood Middle, suspect chargedĪt approximately 12:26 pm on Thursday, March 31, 2022, Greenville County Schools received reports of shots fired inside the building at Tanglewood Middle School. While we believe an accurate account of what happened is needed for our community, we also want readers to know what is described below since many are still processing the trauma of the event. The following is a summary of what happened at Tanglewood Middle School on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Jackson was shot at least one time and treated by the school resource officer and school staff before being taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.īelow is the entire statement released by Greenville County Schools: We previously reported that a 12-year-old shot and killed 12-year-old Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson at Tanglewood Middle School. (WSPA) – Greenville County Schools released a summary of what happened during and after a school shooting Thurday at Tanglewood Middle School. Our school is mourning and will work together to heal and process this tragedy.GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. Our entire Tanglewood family is hurting with this news and from the events that took place today. Graysen Walles, the principal of Tanglewood Middle School, said in a statement: “My heart goes out to the family of our student who passed away, and my prayers are with them. “We want to recognize the tremendous response from Principal Walles and the staff at Tanglewood, the school resource officer, Sheriff Hobart Lewis, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, and the multiple local, state and federal law enforcement agencies who all responded rapidly in accord with our emergency response plan.”ĭr. This is an absolute tragedy, and we will continue to do whatever we can to support his family and the Tanglewood community as they mourn the young life that was lost today. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his fellow students, the staff members at the school and everyone who knew this child. In a statement, Royster said: “We are deeply saddened to hear that the student victim in the shooting at Tanglewood Middle School passed away. ![]() “We could not have had a better, a more rapid, a more professional or a more in accordance with a planned response by every agency and every entity that responded to this situation.” “Our prayers for those affected by this tragedy - the victim, but all the students in that school, the families, anybody that was in some way impacted by this traumatic event,” Royster said. Burke Royster, the superintendent of Greenville County Schools, said pickup at other Greenville County schools would be impacted since buses from other parts of the district are being used to transport Tanglewood Middle School students to the church for pickup. First responders rendered aid to the victim.ĭr. The shooting occurred in the front part of the school. Lewis said the school went into immediate lockdown after a gunshot was heard. He called the shooting an “absolute tragedy” and said deputies do not know what was going through the mind of the gunman at the time of the shooting. Just before 2:30 p.m., Sheriff Hobart Lewis held a press conference. We will share more information as soon as possible.” Parents will need to have identification in order to pick up their student. Parents will not be able to pick up their student at Tanglewood. All students will be transported at Brookwood Church at 580 Brookwood Point Place, Simpsonville, SC 29681, where parents will be reunited with their student. One student has been transported to the hospital, and their condition is unknown at this time. Multiple law enforcement agencies have responded. The school resource officer immediately responded and notified law enforcement. ![]() The Greenville County School District released the following statement: “At approximately 12:30 pm, Greenville County Schools had reports of shots fired inside the building at Tanglewood Middle School.
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