Focus shifts to bullying after Wisconsin prom shooting, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday alleged for a altercation on how to accord with blowing in schools afterwards accompany of a apache who blood-soaked two humans alfresco a top academy brawl said the 18-year-old had been bullied.
Authorities accept not arise a motive for the cutting alfresco Antigo Top Academy in arctic Wisconsin and beneath to animadversion Monday on whether blowing may accept been a factor. Badge fatally attempt above apprentice Jakob E. Wagner afterwards he opened blaze on acceptance alfresco the academy Saturday night, authorities say.
Wagner's mother, Lorrie Wagner, told The Associated Press that her son "wasn't a monster."
"If anything, I achievement it shines ablaze on blowing and how acutely it affects people," she said, afore catastrophe the interview.
Former acquaintance Dakotta Mills, who said he had accepted Wagner aback sixth grade, told The Associated Press that he had "some asperous spots now and then" and that he had witnessed him getting bullied. Another above classmate, Emily Fisher, told the Wausau Daily Herald that acceptance ganged up on Wagner and alleged him names, in allotment because of poor hygiene. The blowing started in average school, Fisher said, and connected through top school.
Walker, a Republican, said authorities should abode blowing and brainy health, as able-bodied as teaching acceptance how to boldness disagreements affably rather than appoint new banned on firearms. He said that if there were a ban on rifles in Wisconsin, "you wouldn't accept hunting here."
At a account appointment Monday, authorities said they couldn't affirm that Wagner had been taunted by adolescent acceptance or say whether it was a accessible motive in the shooting.
"I can't get into the specifics on that," Antigo Badge Chief Eric Roller. He added, "That's still allotment of the investigation."
However, Roller said it didn't arise that the victims had been accurately targeted.
The accompaniment Department of Justice has taken over the case because it involves a badge shooting. Agency agent Johnny Koremenos said in an email that it was too aboriginal to action a motive or accommodate added data of the investigation.
Roller said the officers' acknowledgment "saved lives by endlessly the threat" in that the doubtable "didn't end up central a architecture that was abounding of prom-goers."
Wagner accustomed on a bike armed with a burglarize and opened blaze as two couples were abrogation the dance, Roller said. One 18-year-old macho apprentice was addled in the leg and a ammo aching his date's thigh. The added brace wasn't struck. Two admiral were stationed in foreground of the academy and one bound attempt the gunman.
The brace who wasn't attempt helped the 18-year-old macho victim by wrapping a necktie about his leg as a tourniquet to stanch the bleeding, Roller said.
The victim's ancestors requested privacy, but said in a account that their son was accomplishing able-bodied afterwards a continued surgery. They thanked anybody who helped and asked that humans "pray for the ancestors of Jakob Wagner.
"As abundant as we are disturbing through this event, we cannot brainstorm the affliction they are experiencing at this time," the account read.
Roller said no weapons were recovered abreast from the rifle. He beneath to call the weapon added or say how abounding circuit of armament Wagner was carrying.
Principal Tom Zamzow, cutting a bittersweet T-Shirt that apprehend "Antigo Pride" in adventurous white letters, said that classes were aback in affair Monday and that appearance was normal. Counselors were on campus to advice students.
A academy official told AP on Sunday that Wagner had not accelerating as appointed endure May, but Zamzow said Monday that he was a graduate.
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| Focus shifts to bullying after Wisconsin prom shooting |
Authorities accept not arise a motive for the cutting alfresco Antigo Top Academy in arctic Wisconsin and beneath to animadversion Monday on whether blowing may accept been a factor. Badge fatally attempt above apprentice Jakob E. Wagner afterwards he opened blaze on acceptance alfresco the academy Saturday night, authorities say.
Wagner's mother, Lorrie Wagner, told The Associated Press that her son "wasn't a monster."
"If anything, I achievement it shines ablaze on blowing and how acutely it affects people," she said, afore catastrophe the interview.
Former acquaintance Dakotta Mills, who said he had accepted Wagner aback sixth grade, told The Associated Press that he had "some asperous spots now and then" and that he had witnessed him getting bullied. Another above classmate, Emily Fisher, told the Wausau Daily Herald that acceptance ganged up on Wagner and alleged him names, in allotment because of poor hygiene. The blowing started in average school, Fisher said, and connected through top school.
Walker, a Republican, said authorities should abode blowing and brainy health, as able-bodied as teaching acceptance how to boldness disagreements affably rather than appoint new banned on firearms. He said that if there were a ban on rifles in Wisconsin, "you wouldn't accept hunting here."
At a account appointment Monday, authorities said they couldn't affirm that Wagner had been taunted by adolescent acceptance or say whether it was a accessible motive in the shooting.
"I can't get into the specifics on that," Antigo Badge Chief Eric Roller. He added, "That's still allotment of the investigation."
However, Roller said it didn't arise that the victims had been accurately targeted.
The accompaniment Department of Justice has taken over the case because it involves a badge shooting. Agency agent Johnny Koremenos said in an email that it was too aboriginal to action a motive or accommodate added data of the investigation.
Roller said the officers' acknowledgment "saved lives by endlessly the threat" in that the doubtable "didn't end up central a architecture that was abounding of prom-goers."
Wagner accustomed on a bike armed with a burglarize and opened blaze as two couples were abrogation the dance, Roller said. One 18-year-old macho apprentice was addled in the leg and a ammo aching his date's thigh. The added brace wasn't struck. Two admiral were stationed in foreground of the academy and one bound attempt the gunman.
The brace who wasn't attempt helped the 18-year-old macho victim by wrapping a necktie about his leg as a tourniquet to stanch the bleeding, Roller said.
The victim's ancestors requested privacy, but said in a account that their son was accomplishing able-bodied afterwards a continued surgery. They thanked anybody who helped and asked that humans "pray for the ancestors of Jakob Wagner.
"As abundant as we are disturbing through this event, we cannot brainstorm the affliction they are experiencing at this time," the account read.
Roller said no weapons were recovered abreast from the rifle. He beneath to call the weapon added or say how abounding circuit of armament Wagner was carrying.
Principal Tom Zamzow, cutting a bittersweet T-Shirt that apprehend "Antigo Pride" in adventurous white letters, said that classes were aback in affair Monday and that appearance was normal. Counselors were on campus to advice students.
A academy official told AP on Sunday that Wagner had not accelerating as appointed endure May, but Zamzow said Monday that he was a graduate.
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