By David Lohr
October 10, 2007
CLEVELAND, OH (Crime Library) — A young man wearing a black Marilyn Manson concert shirt, black jeans, and black-painted finger nails walked into SuccessTech Academy today armed with two .38 caliber revolvers, and opened fire, shooting four people before turning a gun on himself.
Police have identified the shooter as Asa H. Coon, a 14-year-old student who had been suspended from school last week for fighting. Details remain sketchy, however, it appears the shooting first started in a bathroom area after a student identified as Michael Peek punched Coon in the face.
"Coon came out of the bathroom and bumped Mike and he (Mike) punched him in his face," said student Rasheem Smith, 15. "Mike started walking. He shot Mike in the side."
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When the gunfire erupted, the principal announced a "Code Blue" alert over the public address system, and students began hiding under desks and in closets. According to eyewitness accounts, Coon worked his way up through the first two floors of administrative offices and to the third floor of classrooms.
Darnell Rodgers, 18, was shot as he made his way through the stairwell in search of safety.
"It took me a couple of minutes to realize that I was actually shot; when I felt my arm burning in the area, that's when I realized that I had got shot," Rodgers said.
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