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South Carolina: 14-Year-Old Kills Father, Shoots 3 at Elementary School

HeadlineSep 29, 2016

In South Carolina, a 14-year-old boy shot and killed his father and then went on a shooting rampage in the playground of the Townville Elementary School in Anderson County, about 100 miles from Atlanta, on Wednesday. He shot and injured two boys, as well as a teacher, before being arrested. One of the boys, who was shot in the leg, is in critical condition. The shooter has not been named.

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