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THIS IS WHAT YOU TRAIN FOR.

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THIS IS WHAT YOU
EXPECT NEVER TO HAPPEN

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AND HOPE NEVER HAPPENS.

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THE CARNAGE THAT YOU
HAVE TO GO THROUGH,

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YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED

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BUT THAT'S THE BUSINESS
YOU SIGN UP FOR.

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I WAS A POLICEMAN FOR 37 YEARS

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AND GOD BLESS THE MAN
THAT INVENTED THAT JOB.

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I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY.

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IF SOMETHING ELSE
HAD GONE DIFFERENT.

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MY LIFE COULD HAVE
BEEN OVER 20 YEARS AGO.

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THIS ISN'T THE YOUNG
MAN THAT WE GREW UP WITH

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AND CALLED A CLASSMATE.

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WHO'S CAPABLE OF THAT,
YOU KNOW?

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THAT'S HARD.

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THAT'S HARD.

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I'M GLAD TO HAVE HEARD IT

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BUT I COULD DO WITHOUT
HEARING IT AGAIN.

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WHY DID I STEP INTO THE ROOM?

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IT'S SIMPLE.

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IT WAS ME FOR THE
STUDENTS AND TEACHER.

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I WAS MAKING A TRADE.

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IT WAS GONNA BE ME OR NOBODY.

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IF I HAD TO DIE, THAT'S FINE.

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I WASN'T GONNA LET
HIM HURT STUDENTS.

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IT'S A PRETTY
TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY.

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VERY SMALL TOWN.

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MY CLASSMATES AT SCHOOL,
WE GREW UP TOGETHER.

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WE'D KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE
WE WERE VERY SMALL CHILDREN.

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THIS IS OUR JUNIOR YEAR
OF HIGH SCHOOL

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AND FROM WHAT I RECALL,

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THE SCHOOL YEAR IS
KIND OF WRAPPING UP

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AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

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THAT MORNING, I DON'T RECALL
ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

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IT'S A VERY NORMAL DAY

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IN THE LIFE OF AN
ADOLESCENT ATTENDING SCHOOL.

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EVERYBODY, TURN TO PAGE 52.

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OUR FIRST PERIOD CLASS
IS TAUGHT MY MS. KANABROSKI.

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IT WAS AN ADVANCED MATH COURSE.

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THE FIRST REAL
INDICATION OF A PROBLEM

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DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL, YOU KNOW,
CLAY APPROACHED THE DOOR

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AND HE CAME INTO THE CLASSROOM
SEVERAL MINUTES LATE.

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HE WAS OBVIOUSLY IN DURESS
AND DIDN'T LOOK QUITE HIMSELF.

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HE WAS VERY WHITE IN APPEARANCE,

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ALMOST LIKE THE BLOOD
HAD SHOT OUT OF HIS FACE.

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VERY, YOU KNOW, WHITE...
WHITE AS A GHOST

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AND HAD A VERY DISTRAUGHT
LOOK ON HIS FACE.

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I REMEMBER CLAY DRAWING A
SMALL PISTOL FROM HIS POCKET...

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...MAKING IT VISIBLE TO
EVERYONE WITH A BRIEF WAVE

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THAT HE HAD A FIREARM,

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AND JUST SAID,
"I'M HAVING A VERY BAD DAY."

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YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP.

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THERE WAS DEFINITELY
A PAUSE IN BREATHING,

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A RECOGNITION THAT THINGS WERE
NOT RIGHT ACROSS THE ROOM.

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I CAN REMEMBER IT
BEING EERILY SILENT,

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BUT NOT REMOVING MY
FOCUS FROM,

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THIS IS CLAY
AND HE'S GOT A GUN.

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I WAS JUST TRYING TO
PROCESS, "WHY IS HE IN HERE?"

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AND "WHY DOES HE HAVE THIS?"

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I CAN REMEMBER THE
ADRENALINE KICKING IN.

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YOUR HEART PICKS UP A PACE.

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I CAN REMEMBER THE
COLD SWEAT FEELING,

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THE PANICKED FEELING
OF, "THIS IS REAL."

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I DON'T KNOW THAT
ANYTHING CAN PREPARE YOU

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FOR THAT LEVEL OF
HOPELESSNESS OR PANIC

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OR THAT YOUR BODY OR MIND HAVE
THE ABILITY TO PROCESS THAT.

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IT IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT SITUATION

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THAN YOU'VE EVER BEEN PUT
IN BEFORE IN YOUR LIFE

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AND GOD WILLING, WOULD
EVER BE PUT INTO AGAIN.

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CLAY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

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MS. KANABROSKI VERY
CALMLY ENGAGED CLAY DIRECTLY.

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AND SAID,
"CLAY, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?"

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ARE YOU IN TROUBLE?
DO YOU NEED MONEY?

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DO YOU NEED A CAR?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

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HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

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"THERE'S MONEY IN
MY PURSE, TAKE IT."

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I CAN REMEMBER CLAY
VERY SPECIFICALLY GOING

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"IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY,
IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.

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I'M JUST HAVING A BAD DAY."

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AND CLAY APPROACHED THE
TEACHER'S DESK AND SAT DOWN.

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MS. KANABROSKI ENGAGED HIM AGAIN

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AND SAID, "WHAT DO YOU
WANT US TO DO THEN?"

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CLAY INSTRUCTED HER, "JUST
PRETEND LIKE I'M NOT HERE.

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GO ON WITH CLASS.

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PRETEND LIKE
EVERYTHING'S NORMAL."

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IN MAY OF 1994, I
WAS JUST COMPLETING.

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MY FIRST YEAR EVER
AS A VICE PRINCIPAL.

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I'M IN MY OFFICE AT
APPROXIMATELY 7:00 A.M.

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I OPEN UP MY BIBLE TO
WHAT I WAS GOING TO READ.

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MY GOD IS MY ROCK IN
WHOM I TAKE REFUGE.

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DID MY PRAYER.

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IT'S ALWAYS FIRST
RAISING THE LORD UP

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AS THE MAJESTY FOR HIM

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AND THAT HE IS MY GUIDE
AND HE IS MY SAVIOR.

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AND THEN WHAT I DO AT THAT POINT

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IS, "KEEP ME SAFE,
KEEP ME SAFE."

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AND, "LORD, BLESS THESE PEOPLE."

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BLESS THE STUDENTS THAT I SEE.

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BLESS MY FAMILY.

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BRING ME BACK SAFE TO THEM.

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"THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU
GIVE ME EACH AND EVERY DAY."

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IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE AFTER
8:00, 8:10 MAYBE,

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WHEN THE FEMALE
STUDENT ENTERS MY OFFICE.

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AND THEN SHE TELLS ME THAT SHE
WENT TO MS. KANABROSKI'S ROOM

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TO GET HER SIGNATURE
FOR A PERMISSION SLIP

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AND THAT MS. KANABROSKI
INFORMED HER

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THAT HER CLASS WAS
BEING HELD HOSTAGE.

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AND OF COURSE, I ASK
HER TO REPEAT THAT

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'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU
HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

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YOU DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE
IT THE FIRST TIME.

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MAYBE I MISHEARD WHAT SHE SAID.

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SHE SAID, "CLAY SHROUT IS
HOLDING THE CLASS HOSTAGE."

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SHE ACTUALLY NAMED HIM.

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I DIDN'T BELIEVE MY EARS.

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WHY WOULD CLAY DO THIS?

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WHAT'S GOING ON?

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FIRST THING I DID WAS
CALL THE FRONT OFFICE,

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TOLD THE SECRETARY
TO CALL 9-1-1,

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WE'VE GOT A HOSTAGE SITUATION.

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RIGHT AWAY.

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AND THEN AT THAT POINT,

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IT WAS SNAPPING INTO
WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

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ON MAY 26, 1994, I HAD
PREPARED MYSELF FOR WORK.

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MY WIFE HAD PREPARED A
POT OF MACARONI AND CHEESE

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THAT I WAS GETTING READY
TO TAKE TO MY CHURCH.

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I WAS SITTING AT THE RED
LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION

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IN BOONE COUNTY
WHEN I GOT THE CALL.

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THE DISPATCHER ANNOUNCED
THAT THERE WAS A KID

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WITH A GUN AT RYLE HIGH SCHOOL.

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I'M ON MY WAY.

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I IMMEDIATELY TURNED RIGHT
AND HEADED TOWARDS THE SCHOOL.

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A LOT OF THINGS GO
THROUGH YOUR MIND

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WHEN YOU GET THAT
KIND OF A CALL.

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IT'S NOT AN ORDINARY THING.

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AS A MATTER OF FACT,

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THAT'S THE ONLY TIME IN
MY CAREER OF 37 YEARS

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THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD
THOSE PARTICULAR WORDS USED

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IN BOONE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

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I HAVE NO IDEA AT THAT POINT

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WHETHER WE HAVE ANY INJURIES,

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WHETHER THE SCHOOL'S AT HOSTAGE,

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WHETHER IT'S JUST SOMEBODY
THAT CAME TO SCHOOL

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THAT DAY WITH A GUN AND THEY
CALLED JUST TO REPORT IT.

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AT THAT TIME IN HISTORY,

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WE HADN'T HAD A LOT
OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS,

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SO THE LAST THING ON MY MIND

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WAS THAT THERE WERE
GONNA BE KIDS SHOT.

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WHAT IS A KID DOING
WITH A GUN AT SCHOOL?

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WHAT YOU DO IS YOU
GET YOUR GAME FACE ON

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AND YOU START
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

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WHAT WE'RE GONNA
DO WHEN WE GET THERE.

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YOU GOT A BRIGHT-FACED,
HAPPY KID.

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CLAY AND I WERE CLASSMATES
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

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HE WAS PRETTY SOFT
SPOKEN AND RESERVED

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AND SOMEWHAT DARK
HUMORED AT TIMES.

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CLAY COULD HAVE DONE
ANYTHING HE WANTED TO.

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HE HAD THE APTITUDE
AND THE ABILITY

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AND A SUPPORTING FAMILY THAT
WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED HIM

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CHASING WHATEVER
HE WANTED TO CHASE.

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ANYTHING HE WANTED
TO DO WAS HIS TO DO.

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IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ASSOCIATE

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THAT ANYONE IS CAPABLE
OF WHAT HE DID.

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IT'S PART OF THE THING THAT
MAKES IT EVEN TODAY SO SURREAL

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IS JUST THIS NORMAL
KID, NORMAL FAMILY,

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AND SOMETHING JUST SNAPPED.

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THERE WERE SOME STUDENTS
CRYING IN THE ROOM.

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THE OVERWHELMING REALITY
OF, "I KNOW I'M IN TROUBLE."

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I KNOW THAT I'M OUT OF CONTROL.

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I KNOW THAT I WANT TO GET AWAY,

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AND YET I KNOW I
CAN'T DO ANYTHING

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BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAINLY
SOMETHING COMPELLING ENOUGH HERE

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"TO TELL ME THAT I
CAN'T TAKE THAT RISK."

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IN THE MIDST OF THIS,

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A FEMALE CLASSMATE OF
MINE ROSE FROM HER SEAT...

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AND APPROACHED THE DESK CALMLY,

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VERY COOLLY, VERY COLLECTED.

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NOT ANXIOUS, NOT ANTAGONIZING.

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AND SORT OF KNEELED DOWN

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AND HUNKERED OVER AT
THE TEACHER'S DESK.

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I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS
PURE ADRENALINE KICKING IN

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OR AN ACT OF EMPATHY OR PURELY
OF COURAGE AND SELFLESSNESS

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BUT SHE SAID,
"CLAY, WHAT'S WRONG?

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WHAT'S GOING ON?"

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I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING
A BAD DAY, BUT...

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TRYING TO COMPREHEND,
TRYING TO APPEAL TO HIM.

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I CAN REMEMBER OTHER
STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM

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GAINING THEIR BEARINGS
MOMENTARILY

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AND CALLING HER NAME.

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"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SIT DOWN."

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I CAN REMEMBER
MS. KANABROSKI VERY CALMLY

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SEIZING CONTROL
OF THE SITUATION.

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I THINK YOU NEED TO
GO SIT BACK DOWN.

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DRAWING FOCUS TO HER.

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THIS IS GOING TO BE
ON YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT, SO.

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SHE BEGINS WORKING
THROUGH THE PROBLEMS.

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THAT WE'RE WORKING
ON IN MATH CLASS

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00:13:04,379 --> 00:13:05,929
AND I CAN REMEMBER THE CLASSMATE

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SITTING BACK DOWN AT HER
SEAT AFTER THAT POINT

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AND NOT INTERACTING AGAIN.

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I WAS ONLY FOCUSING ON MY
CLOSEST FRIEND IN THE ROOM,

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CHECKING ON HIM AS KIND OF
A REALITY CHECK FOR MYSELF.

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"IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?

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00:13:34,551 --> 00:13:35,901
IS THIS REALLY GOING ON?"

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THE SENSE OF TIME WHEN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCURS

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IS VERY SURREAL.

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00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:51,030
WHEN I RECOLLECT THIS EVENT,

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THIS ISN'T AN EVENT THAT TOOK
20 MINUTES OR 22 MINUTES.

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THIS FEELS LIKE HOURS.

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THIS FEELS LIKE SOMETHING

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THAT STRETCHED OUT OVER
THE COURSE OF A DAY.

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AFTER SPEAKING WITH
THE FEMALE STUDENT,

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I CALLED THE MAIN OFFICE

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00:14:17,758 --> 00:14:20,658
TO HAVE THEM INITIATE
OUR LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE.

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00:14:20,655 --> 00:14:23,895
THEN I CALLED
MS. KANABROSKI'S ROOM.

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HELLO?

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I SAID, "MS. KANABROSKI,
THIS IS MR. SORRELL.

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JUST ANSWER
EVERYTHING I ASK YOU.

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ANSWER YES OR NO."

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OKAY.

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I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT
YOU HAVE A STUDENT

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HOLDING A CLASS HOSTAGE.

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IS THAT TRUE?
YES.

223
00:14:56,068 --> 00:14:58,758
I SAID, "THE STUDENT
TELLS ME IT'S CLAY.

224
00:14:58,758 --> 00:14:59,858
IS IT CLAY?"

225
00:14:59,862 --> 00:15:01,242
YES, IT IS.

226
00:15:03,620 --> 00:15:06,310
OKAY. I SAID, "WE'VE ALREADY
CONTACTED THE POLICE.

227
00:15:06,310 --> 00:15:07,830
I DON'T KNOW WHEN
THEY'LL BE HERE.

228
00:15:07,827 --> 00:15:09,657
I'M GOING TO COME
DOWN TO YOUR ROOM."

229
00:15:09,655 --> 00:15:11,205
THANK YOU.

230
00:15:14,793 --> 00:15:16,723
I HANG UP AND
IMMEDIATELY STAND UP

231
00:15:16,724 --> 00:15:18,414
AND START MOVING
DOWN THE HALLWAY.

232
00:15:21,275 --> 00:15:23,405
AND THAT'S WHEN I
HEARD THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

233
00:15:23,413 --> 00:15:28,973
DR. TED WETEKAMP,
PLEASE COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE.

234
00:15:28,965 --> 00:15:32,895
DR. TED WETEKAMP, PLEASE
COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE.

235
00:15:32,896 --> 00:15:36,546
IN MY HEAD, I'M SAYING
"YES, THAT'S ONE STEP DONE."

236
00:15:36,551 --> 00:15:38,621
NOW, I NEED TO MOVE ON.

237
00:15:38,620 --> 00:15:42,900
DR. TED WETEKAMP,
PLEASE COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE.

238
00:15:42,896 --> 00:15:46,206
"DR. TED WETEKAMP,
PLEASE COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE."

239
00:15:46,206 --> 00:15:47,896
AND THEN IT REPEATED,

240
00:15:47,896 --> 00:15:51,066
"DR. TED WETEKAMP, PLEASE
COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE."

241
00:15:51,068 --> 00:15:52,788
THERE WERE THREE
PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOM

242
00:15:52,793 --> 00:15:55,173
THAT UNDERSTOOD WHAT THAT MEANT.

243
00:15:55,172 --> 00:16:00,032
IT WAS CLAY, MYSELF,
AND MS. KANABROSKI.

244
00:16:14,586 --> 00:16:17,786
WE HAD RELATIVELY
UNRESTRICTED ACCESS

245
00:16:17,793 --> 00:16:20,693
OF NAVIGATING THROUGH THE
VARIOUS SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

246
00:16:20,689 --> 00:16:23,169
WHAT IS THAT?

247
00:16:23,172 --> 00:16:25,072
AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE THINGS WE UNCOVERED

248
00:16:25,068 --> 00:16:26,718
WAS A MESSAGE THAT SAYS IF
THERE'S EVER

249
00:16:26,724 --> 00:16:28,344
A MAJOR SCHOOL EVENT

250
00:16:28,344 --> 00:16:31,314
THAT THEY'RE GONNA CALL THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO THE OFFICE.

251
00:16:34,068 --> 00:16:38,448
DR. TED WETEKAMP,
PLEASE COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE.

252
00:16:38,448 --> 00:16:40,338
DR. WETEKAMP WAS
THE SUPERINTENDENT.

253
00:16:40,344 --> 00:16:43,104
OF SCHOOLS AT THAT TIME.

254
00:16:43,103 --> 00:16:46,383
LIKE MYSELF, CLAY WAS
AWARE OF WHAT THAT MEANT.

255
00:16:49,068 --> 00:16:53,688
AND IN THAT MOMENT, IT'S
KIND OF A HEART SINK FEELING.

256
00:16:53,689 --> 00:16:57,619
HE KNEW HE HAD BEEN RATTED OUT.

257
00:16:57,620 --> 00:17:02,000
DR. TED WETEKAMP,
PLEASE COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE.

258
00:17:05,206 --> 00:17:09,026
HE HAD NOTHING TO
LOSE AT THAT POINT.

259
00:17:23,034 --> 00:17:24,904
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE,

260
00:17:24,896 --> 00:17:27,826
YOU CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WENT ON.

261
00:17:27,827 --> 00:17:31,167
THE MATH JUST DOESN'T ADD UP.

262
00:17:31,172 --> 00:17:36,002
YOU LOOK AT THIS AND YOU THINK,
"WOW, THIS IS MIDDLE AMERICA.

263
00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,480
THIS IS A GOOD FAMILY.

264
00:17:37,482 --> 00:17:39,792
WELL KEPT LAWN, WELL KEPT HOUSE.

265
00:17:39,793 --> 00:17:42,693
PROBABLY AN AFFLUENT FAMILY."

266
00:17:42,689 --> 00:17:45,479
AND THEN YOU GET INSIDE
AND SEE THE DEVASTATION

267
00:17:45,482 --> 00:17:46,832
AND HORROR THAT TOOK PLACE.

268
00:17:54,137 --> 00:17:57,447
AT 8:46 THIS MORNING, BOONE
COUNTY POLICE RECEIVED A CALL.

269
00:17:57,448 --> 00:18:00,238
OF A JUVENILE WAIVING
A GUN IN A CLASSROOM.

270
00:18:00,241 --> 00:18:03,341
OTHER STUDENTS WERE
PRESENT IN THAT CLASS.

271
00:18:07,172 --> 00:18:09,792
I WAS ASKED IN MY
INTERVIEW FOR VICE PRINCIPAL.

272
00:18:09,793 --> 00:18:12,723
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN
A HOSTAGE SITUATION?

273
00:18:12,724 --> 00:18:15,904
AND I RESPONDED BACK,
"I WOULD GO TO THAT ROOM"

274
00:18:15,896 --> 00:18:19,026
AND TRY TO TAKE CARE OF
THAT WHICHEVER WAY I HAD TO.

275
00:18:19,034 --> 00:18:22,694
IF I NEEDED TO GO IN AND TAKE
THEIR PLACE, I WOULD DO IT.

276
00:18:22,689 --> 00:18:25,239
I WOULD DO WHATEVER
WAS NECESSARY

277
00:18:25,241 --> 00:18:28,341
"TO KEEP ANY VIOLENCE
FROM OCCURRING."

278
00:18:30,379 --> 00:18:32,029
IT GOES BACK TO MY FAITH.

279
00:18:32,034 --> 00:18:34,414
THERE'S NO GREATER
THING THAT YOU CAN DO

280
00:18:34,413 --> 00:18:36,553
BUT TO GIVE YOUR
LIFE FOR ANOTHER.

281
00:18:36,551 --> 00:18:39,861
THAT'S WHAT I'VE LEARNED
IN BEING A CHRISTIAN.

282
00:18:39,862 --> 00:18:44,342
FOR ME, IF I SACRIFICE
MYSELF TO SAVE OTHERS,

283
00:18:44,344 --> 00:18:46,594
THEN THAT'S A GOOD THING.

284
00:18:46,586 --> 00:18:48,756
YES, MY WIFE WOULD NOT BE HAPPY.

285
00:18:48,758 --> 00:18:50,238
SHE WOULD BE VERY SAD.

286
00:18:50,241 --> 00:18:52,311
BUT AT THE SAME POINT,
SHE WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT

287
00:18:52,310 --> 00:18:54,830
BECAUSE SHE LIVES BY THE
SAME FAITH I LIVE BY.

288
00:19:05,448 --> 00:19:08,928
I FOCUS ON WHAT I NEEDED TO DO.

289
00:19:08,931 --> 00:19:10,761
I LEFT MY OFFICE.

290
00:19:10,758 --> 00:19:12,308
I DIDN'T WANT TO RUN

291
00:19:12,310 --> 00:19:14,720
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE BUILDING,

292
00:19:14,724 --> 00:19:16,004
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

293
00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,000
I WANTED TO GET THERE
AS FAST AS I COULD.

294
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,210
I JUST WAS HOPING I DIDN'T HEAR
GUNSHOTS BEFORE I GOT THERE.

295
00:19:34,103 --> 00:19:37,763
I CAN SEE WHERE HE'S SITTING
AT THE TEACHER'S DESK

296
00:19:37,758 --> 00:19:40,548
AND I'M THINKING ABOUT
WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME,

297
00:19:40,551 --> 00:19:43,591
HOW I MAY NOT WALK
OUT OF THAT ROOM.

298
00:19:43,586 --> 00:19:49,446
THE THOUGHT WAS,
"MY FAMILY IS EVERYTHING.

299
00:19:49,448 --> 00:19:51,378
I DON'T DO THIS TO HURT YOU.

300
00:19:51,379 --> 00:19:54,339
I HOPE YOU CAN BE
PROUD OF ME LATER.

301
00:19:54,344 --> 00:19:55,454
I LOVE YOU."

302
00:19:59,793 --> 00:20:01,973
HERE'S MY THOUGHT...

303
00:20:01,965 --> 00:20:04,095
I'M COMING IN, I'M
GOING TOWARDS HIM,

304
00:20:04,103 --> 00:20:05,693
AND IF HE STANDS UP AND
GETS READY TO SHOOT ME,

305
00:20:05,689 --> 00:20:08,479
I'M GONNA GRAB HIM AND
PULL IT IN MY STOMACH

306
00:20:08,482 --> 00:20:10,722
AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL STOP IT.

307
00:20:10,724 --> 00:20:12,174
AND IF HE SHOOTS ME,

308
00:20:12,172 --> 00:20:13,862
I'M GONNA COLLAPSE
RIGHT ON TOP OF HIM

309
00:20:13,862 --> 00:20:15,452
AND I'M BIGGER THAN HE IS.

310
00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:16,788
HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

311
00:20:16,793 --> 00:20:19,103
SO I EXPECTED HIM TO SHOOT ME.

312
00:20:19,103 --> 00:20:21,453
I HONESTLY BELIEVED
HE WOULD SHOOT ME.

313
00:20:32,379 --> 00:20:34,859
MR. SORRELL ENTERED THE ROOM.

314
00:20:34,862 --> 00:20:38,212
AND INSERTED HIMSELF
BETWEEN CLAY AND THE DOOR

315
00:20:38,206 --> 00:20:40,966
AND MADE SURE THAT
HE WAS SHIELDING

316
00:20:40,965 --> 00:20:43,305
AS MANY OF THOSE
STUDENTS AS HE COULD.

317
00:20:43,310 --> 00:20:46,030
ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY OUT NOW!

318
00:20:49,344 --> 00:20:51,314
I START WAIVING THE KIDS OUT.

319
00:20:51,310 --> 00:20:54,410
I SAID, "THEY'RE LEAVING."

320
00:20:54,413 --> 00:20:56,623
THEY ACTUALLY WERE
TRYING TO TELL ME

321
00:20:56,620 --> 00:20:58,790
TO STAY OUT OF THE
ROOM TO PROTECT ME

322
00:20:58,793 --> 00:21:01,933
BUT WHEN I SAID OUT,
MS. KANABROSKI GOT THEM OUT.

323
00:21:10,931 --> 00:21:15,381
WE EXITED THAT ROOM AS QUICKLY
AS OUR FEET WOULD ALLOW US,

324
00:21:15,379 --> 00:21:18,689
YOU KNOW, UNDER GREAT DURESS
WITH ADRENALINE KICKING IN,

325
00:21:18,689 --> 00:21:20,279
WITH PANIC SETTLING IN.

326
00:21:25,655 --> 00:21:26,925
ONCE IT KIND OF HIT

327
00:21:26,931 --> 00:21:29,621
THAT YOU'RE OUT OF THIS
STRESSFUL SITUATION,

328
00:21:29,620 --> 00:21:32,620
THERE'S JUST A MASSIVE
RELEASE AT THAT POINT.

329
00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:38,072
IT'S KIND OF YOUR LAST
MEMORY WALKING AWAY FROM THAT

330
00:21:38,068 --> 00:21:39,788
IS THAT MR. SORRELL'S IN THERE.

331
00:21:39,793 --> 00:21:41,723
IS SOMETHING GOING
TO HAPPEN TO HIM?

332
00:21:41,724 --> 00:21:44,624
WHAT'S GOING TO COME
OF THIS SITUATION?

333
00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:54,660
IT WAS JUST CLAY
AND I AT THAT POINT.

334
00:21:54,655 --> 00:21:57,095
I WAS STANDING RIGHT NEXT
TO THE TEACHER'S DESK

335
00:21:57,103 --> 00:21:58,413
AND WHAT I DID,

336
00:21:58,413 --> 00:22:00,073
I LOOKED AT HIM AND I
ASKED HIM THE QUESTION

337
00:22:00,068 --> 00:22:01,478
"WHAT'S GOING ON?"

338
00:22:01,482 --> 00:22:03,972
I JUST WANT TO TALK.

339
00:22:03,965 --> 00:22:06,235
HE TOLD ME HE'D HAD A BAD DAY.

340
00:22:06,241 --> 00:22:09,001
AND I SAID, "OKAY, SO
YOU HAVE A GUN.

341
00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,450
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO?"

342
00:22:11,448 --> 00:22:14,688
AND HE WAS SITTING THERE
KIND OF PLAYING WITH THE GUN.

343
00:22:14,689 --> 00:22:17,899
AND I SAID, "YOU REALIZE
IT'S JUST YOU AND I NOW.

344
00:22:17,896 --> 00:22:19,406
YOU REALIZE THIS, RIGHT?

345
00:22:19,413 --> 00:22:20,763
YOU KNOW I'VE CALLED THE
POLICE ALREADY, DON'T YOU?"

346
00:22:20,758 --> 00:22:22,168
YES.

347
00:22:22,172 --> 00:22:24,312
I SAYS, "NOW, IF I'VE
CALLED THE POLICE,

348
00:22:24,310 --> 00:22:25,790
YOU KNOW THEY'RE COMING.

349
00:22:25,793 --> 00:22:27,763
THERE ARE ONLY A FEW THINGS
THAT CAN HAPPEN HERE.

350
00:22:27,758 --> 00:22:29,788
LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT THEY CAN BE."

351
00:22:29,793 --> 00:22:32,313
LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS, CLAY.

352
00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:34,690
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

353
00:22:34,689 --> 00:22:36,719
YOU CAN GIVE ME THE
GUN, WE CAN WALK OUT OF HERE.

354
00:22:36,724 --> 00:22:39,904
YOU CAN SHOOT ME
AND THEN WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN

355
00:22:39,896 --> 00:22:41,966
IS THE POLICE WILL
PROBABLY SHOOT YOU.

356
00:22:41,965 --> 00:22:45,205
YOU CAN NOT SHOOT ME BUT STILL
HAVE THE GUN IN YOUR HAND

357
00:22:45,206 --> 00:22:47,586
AND THE POLICE MAY
SHOOT YOU STILL.

358
00:22:47,586 --> 00:22:49,546
I SAID, "THERE'S NO WAY
YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE

359
00:22:49,551 --> 00:22:51,591
AND GET OUT OF THIS BUILDING,

360
00:22:51,586 --> 00:22:53,856
BUT IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?"

361
00:22:57,551 --> 00:23:00,381
AND HE HESITATED, AND
WHILE HE HESITATED,

362
00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:02,139
I IMMEDIATELY REACHED
DOWN INTO HIS LAP

363
00:23:02,137 --> 00:23:04,207
AND PUT MY HAND ON THE GUN.

364
00:23:04,206 --> 00:23:05,896
AS I GRABBED IT AND
STARTED PULLING AWAY,

365
00:23:05,896 --> 00:23:07,616
HE DID RELEASE THE
GUN IN MY HAND.

366
00:23:17,620 --> 00:23:20,900
THAT WAS SUCH A GREAT RELIEF.

367
00:23:20,896 --> 00:23:22,926
I AM IN CONTROL.

368
00:23:22,931 --> 00:23:24,551
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING
POSITIVE HERE.

369
00:23:24,551 --> 00:23:27,031
WE'RE GONNA MAYBE HAVE
A POSITIVE OUTCOME.

370
00:23:30,862 --> 00:23:32,142
WHEN I TURNED AROUND,

371
00:23:32,137 --> 00:23:35,687
A POLICE OFFICER WAS
STANDING AT THE DOOR.

372
00:23:35,689 --> 00:23:39,619
THERE WAS NO DOUBT
THAT THIS WAS NOT ME.

373
00:23:39,620 --> 00:23:41,900
I HAD A PROTECTOR.

374
00:23:41,896 --> 00:23:43,406
I HAD THE LORD WITH ME.

375
00:23:43,413 --> 00:23:45,243
I THINK BECAUSE I HAD PRAYED

376
00:23:45,241 --> 00:23:47,861
AND I HAD READ MY
BIBLE THAT MORNING,

377
00:23:47,862 --> 00:23:50,762
HE WAS VERY PRESENT, VERY READY,

378
00:23:50,758 --> 00:23:57,238
AND IT'S ALMOST
A SENSE OF PEACE.

379
00:23:57,241 --> 00:23:59,171
PEACE SURPASSES UNDERSTANDING.

380
00:24:09,241 --> 00:24:11,381
MOST OFFICERS TRAIN
THEIR WHOLE LIFE.

381
00:24:11,379 --> 00:24:12,759
FOR THIS KIND OF EVENT,

382
00:24:12,758 --> 00:24:15,408
AND THE HOPE IS THAT YOU
NEVER HAVE TO USE IT.

383
00:24:20,724 --> 00:24:22,244
AS I ARRIVE IN THE SCHOOL,

384
00:24:22,241 --> 00:24:24,861
I FIND THAT MR. SORRELL HAD
ALREADY DISARMED CLAY SHROUT.

385
00:24:24,862 --> 00:24:26,482
SO WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE?

386
00:24:26,482 --> 00:24:27,722
GOT HIM
IN CUSTODY RIGHT NOW.

387
00:24:27,724 --> 00:24:29,284
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
GO QUESTION HIM?

388
00:24:29,275 --> 00:24:30,615
YEAH, LET'S
GO DO THAT.

389
00:24:30,620 --> 00:24:32,590
OKAY,
RIGHT THIS WAY.

390
00:24:32,586 --> 00:24:35,716
AND THIS WAS JUST ONLY MINUTES
AFTER THE CALL CAME OUT.

391
00:24:35,724 --> 00:24:38,174
YOU KNOW, MR. SORRELL
DID A FANTASTIC JOB

392
00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:39,862
OF DISARMING THAT SITUATION.

393
00:24:50,551 --> 00:24:52,791
CLAY WAS SITTING AT THE DESK

394
00:24:52,793 --> 00:24:56,283
AND THE FIRST THING I SAID
TO HIM, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"

395
00:24:56,275 --> 00:24:59,615
SO WHY DON'T YOU TELL
ME WHAT HAPPENED?

396
00:24:59,620 --> 00:25:03,620
AND HIS RESPONSE WAS
"I'VE HAD A BAD DAY TODAY."

397
00:25:03,620 --> 00:25:05,340
I SAID, "OH REALLY?"

398
00:25:05,344 --> 00:25:07,724
HE SAID, "I'VE KILLED
MY WHOLE FAMILY."

399
00:25:07,724 --> 00:25:09,974
THEY'RE DEAD,
ALL OF THEM.

400
00:25:12,172 --> 00:25:15,282
MY IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
WAS DISBELIEF.

401
00:25:15,275 --> 00:25:16,785
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT
HE'S ACTUALLY KILLED

402
00:25:16,793 --> 00:25:18,723
HIS WHOLE FAMILY?

403
00:25:18,724 --> 00:25:20,314
THEY'RE ALL DEAD?

404
00:25:20,310 --> 00:25:22,380
YES.

405
00:25:22,379 --> 00:25:23,999
IT WAS ALMOST A MATTER OF FACT

406
00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,550
"I HAVE KILLED MY WHOLE FAMILY."

407
00:25:39,931 --> 00:25:43,971
CLAY SHROUT WAS AN
EXCEPTIONAL KID GROWING UP.

408
00:25:43,965 --> 00:25:46,205
HE HAD A 161 I.Q.

409
00:25:46,206 --> 00:25:48,376
HE HAD NATIONAL MATH HONORS.

410
00:25:48,379 --> 00:25:51,589
HE WAS A GOOD STUDENT
UP TO THIS POINT.

411
00:25:51,586 --> 00:25:55,786
THE FATHER WAS AN ELDER AT
THE FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

412
00:25:55,793 --> 00:25:57,763
HE WAS A CEO OF A PAPER COMPANY.

413
00:25:57,758 --> 00:26:01,828
HE WAS WEALTHY, VERY
CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY.

414
00:26:01,827 --> 00:26:04,927
THE GIRLS WERE HEAVY
INTO EQUESTRIAN THINGS.

415
00:26:04,931 --> 00:26:07,931
THEY LIKED HORSES
AND HORSE SHOWS.

416
00:26:07,931 --> 00:26:10,761
IT WAS A VERY GOOD
AMERICAN FAMILY.

417
00:26:14,344 --> 00:26:18,104
WE SEE HIM WITH A BAG FULL
OF AMMO AND A FIREARM.

418
00:26:18,103 --> 00:26:19,693
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HE'S
ACTUALLY KILLED

419
00:26:19,689 --> 00:26:21,169
HIS WHOLE FAMILY?

420
00:26:34,758 --> 00:26:39,408
AS I WALK THROUGH THE DOOR
OF THE SHROUT RESIDENCE,

421
00:26:39,413 --> 00:26:41,103
THE FIRST THING
THAT IMPRESSES YOU

422
00:26:41,103 --> 00:26:44,413
IS THE HOUSE IS JUST PRISTINE.

423
00:26:45,758 --> 00:26:48,968
EXTREMELY CLEAN,
VERY NICE FURNITURE,

424
00:26:48,965 --> 00:26:51,685
PICTURES OF THE
KIDS ON THE WALLS.

425
00:26:51,689 --> 00:26:53,339
AND WHEN I SAW THEM,

426
00:26:53,344 --> 00:26:56,104
I REALIZED THAT MY DAUGHTER
HAD ACTUALLY PLAYED WITH THEM.

427
00:27:04,241 --> 00:27:10,101
AND THEN YOU GO UP THE STEPS
INTO THE MASTER BEDROOM,

428
00:27:10,103 --> 00:27:15,103
AND EVERYTHING THAT CLAY
HAD TOLD US BECAME TRUE.

429
00:27:15,103 --> 00:27:18,793
IT WAS NOW NOT SOME JUST
KID JUST PLAYING AROUND.

430
00:27:18,793 --> 00:27:20,173
THIS WAS A MURDER SCENE.

431
00:27:28,551 --> 00:27:31,791
WE FIND MRS. SHROUT
LAYING IN THE BED,

432
00:27:31,793 --> 00:27:33,453
SHOT BETWEEN THE EYES.

433
00:27:33,448 --> 00:27:35,968
MR. SHROUT IS
LAYING ON THE FLOOR.

434
00:27:35,965 --> 00:27:37,615
HIS SIDE OF THE BED'S
PRETTY DISHEVELED.

435
00:27:37,620 --> 00:27:40,000
IT'S OBVIOUSLY THAT
HE HAD BEEN SHOT THERE

436
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,410
AND THEN FALLEN AND BEEN
SHOT A COUPLE MORE TIMES.

437
00:27:44,896 --> 00:27:46,066
IT'S HORRIFIC.

438
00:27:46,068 --> 00:27:47,718
IT'S DEVASTATING.

439
00:27:47,724 --> 00:27:50,284
IT'S SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE

440
00:27:50,275 --> 00:27:51,895
WILL NEVER SEE IN
THEIR LIFETIME.

441
00:28:00,413 --> 00:28:02,763
I THEN WENT DOWN THE HALLWAY,

442
00:28:02,758 --> 00:28:04,658
LOOKED AT THE
OLDEST SISTER'S ROOM

443
00:28:04,655 --> 00:28:08,335
AND FOUND HER IN HER BED
WHERE SHE HAD BEEN SHOT.

444
00:28:11,206 --> 00:28:14,446
SHE HAD BEEN SHOT
IN THE UPPER CHEST.

445
00:28:16,034 --> 00:28:19,484
IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT SHE DIED
RIGHT AWAY RIGHT IN HER BED.

446
00:28:19,482 --> 00:28:22,002
AND THEN WENT INTO
THE MIDDLE BEDROOM

447
00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,210
WHERE THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS,

448
00:28:24,206 --> 00:28:26,446
AND SHE HAD BEEN SHOT
IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD

449
00:28:26,448 --> 00:28:27,448
AND DIED IN HER BED.

450
00:28:31,448 --> 00:28:33,968
I MEAN, YOU CAN IMAGINE
THE HORRIFIC SCENE

451
00:28:33,965 --> 00:28:36,475
OF FOUR BODIES,
ESPECIALLY THE GIRLS.

452
00:28:36,482 --> 00:28:37,762
AND THOSE ARE THE ONES

453
00:28:37,758 --> 00:28:39,308
THAT WHEN YOU CLOSE
YOUR EYES AT NIGHT,

454
00:28:39,310 --> 00:28:41,620
YOU STILL SEE THE GIRLS.

455
00:28:44,620 --> 00:28:48,760
A CASE LIKE THIS IS JUST
SUCH A HUGE DEVASTATION

456
00:28:48,758 --> 00:28:49,998
WHERE A WHOLE FAMILY

457
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,380
IS WIPED OUT FROM THE
FACE OF THE EARTH.

458
00:30:15,034 --> 00:30:17,694
THIS KID HAD JUST
KILLED HIS WHOLE FAMILY,

459
00:30:17,689 --> 00:30:20,409
BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO
AFFECT HIM EMOTIONALLY.

460
00:30:20,413 --> 00:30:23,453
HE DIDN'T WHIMPER,
HE DIDN'T CRY.

461
00:30:23,448 --> 00:30:25,998
HE JUST TOLD US, THIS
IS WHAT HAPPENED.

462
00:30:29,103 --> 00:30:31,143
I BELIEVE THE KIND OF
PERSON THAT DOES THIS

463
00:30:31,137 --> 00:30:33,477
IS A ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY,

464
00:30:33,482 --> 00:30:37,522
IS A PSYCHOPATH, AND IS EVIL.

465
00:30:43,689 --> 00:30:45,899
CLAY TOLD US THAT HE HAD
COLLECTED THINGS

466
00:30:45,896 --> 00:30:48,236
LIKE DEATH STARS,
THE NUNCHUCKS,

467
00:30:48,241 --> 00:30:50,341
THOSE KIND OF ITEMS.

468
00:30:50,344 --> 00:30:51,384
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?

469
00:30:51,379 --> 00:30:52,899
TAKIN' THIS
AWAY FROM YOU.

470
00:30:52,896 --> 00:30:56,376
AND HIS FATHER BASICALLY
TOOK ALL THOSE THINGS

471
00:30:56,379 --> 00:30:59,209
AWAY FROM HIM IN ORDER
TO DISCIPLINE HIM.

472
00:30:59,206 --> 00:31:00,786
CLAY TOOK EXCEPTION TO THAT.

473
00:31:00,793 --> 00:31:01,903
IT'S MY STUFF!

474
00:31:01,896 --> 00:31:02,856
- IT DOESN'T...
- I DON'T TAKE YOUR STUFF!

475
00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:05,242
JUST WATCH ME.

476
00:31:05,241 --> 00:31:07,901
AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHY
HE KILLED HIS MOM AND DAD.

477
00:31:10,172 --> 00:31:13,342
HOW CAN ANYONE KILL
THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY

478
00:31:13,344 --> 00:31:15,524
OVER A PAIR OF NUNCHUCKS?

479
00:31:18,034 --> 00:31:20,664
AND I SAID, "WELL, WHY DID
YOU KILL YOUR SISTERS?"

480
00:31:20,655 --> 00:31:21,655
HE SAID, "WELL, I
DIDN'T WANT THEM

481
00:31:21,655 --> 00:31:23,895
GROWING UP WITHOUT PARENTS."

482
00:31:25,379 --> 00:31:27,309
CRAZY LOGIC.

483
00:31:40,586 --> 00:31:42,926
WE HAVE TO HAVE AN
ASSEMBLY WITH OUR STUDENTS

484
00:31:42,931 --> 00:31:44,451
BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR THE DAY.

485
00:31:44,448 --> 00:31:47,098
THEY NEEDED TO BE TOLD
WHAT WAS GOING ON.

486
00:31:49,758 --> 00:31:51,548
OF COURSE, IT WAS A BUZZ.

487
00:31:51,551 --> 00:31:52,591
THEY KNEW SOMETHING.

488
00:31:54,137 --> 00:31:57,097
THE HEAD PRINCIPAL
GOT UP ON STAGE.

489
00:31:57,103 --> 00:31:58,903
CAN I HAVE EVERYONE'S
ATTENTION, PLEASE?

490
00:31:58,896 --> 00:32:02,446
HE SAID, "WE HAD AN
INCIDENT HERE TODAY."

491
00:32:02,448 --> 00:32:05,448
WE HAD A STUDENT THAT
HELD A CLASS HOSTAGE.

492
00:32:05,448 --> 00:32:08,718
EVERYBODY IN THAT CLASS IS
FINE. HE'S BEEN ARRESTED.

493
00:32:08,724 --> 00:32:13,554
UNFORTUNATELY, HIS FAMILY
HAS BEEN KILLED BY HIM.

494
00:32:16,482 --> 00:32:19,452
"AND I WANT YOU TO
MOURN FOR THEM."

495
00:32:19,448 --> 00:32:24,308
BY NOW WE ALREADY HAVE THE
TEARS AND THE GASP OF DESPAIR.

496
00:32:26,517 --> 00:32:28,407
"BUT YOU NEED TO
TELL YOUR PARENTS,

497
00:32:28,413 --> 00:32:30,073
YOU NEED TO TALK WITH THEM,

498
00:32:30,068 --> 00:32:32,278
YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT
YOUR PARENTS LOVE YOU,

499
00:32:32,275 --> 00:32:34,445
YOU NEED TO KNOW
THAT WE LOVE YOU,

500
00:32:34,448 --> 00:32:36,658
"YOU NEED TO KNOW WE'RE
HERE TO HELP YOU."

501
00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:39,275
AND THAT'S THE KIND
OF MESSAGE WE GOT OUT...

502
00:32:39,275 --> 00:32:42,585
"YOU ARE CARED ABOUT HERE,
YOU'RE CARED ABOUT AT HOME,

503
00:32:42,586 --> 00:32:45,826
YOU NEED TO OPEN UP AND TALK
TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU TRUST."

504
00:32:50,862 --> 00:32:53,282
THAT'S THE FIRST
TIME WE WERE HEARING.

505
00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:56,165
WHAT HAD ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

506
00:32:56,172 --> 00:32:57,792
I CAN REMEMBER
COMFORTING ONE ANOTHER

507
00:32:57,793 --> 00:33:00,483
AND TRYING TO COME TO TERMS
WITH THE REALITY OF IT

508
00:33:00,482 --> 00:33:01,902
AND TRYING TO COPE
WITH ALL OF THIS

509
00:33:01,896 --> 00:33:04,306
AND RATIONALIZE
THIS ENTIRE THING

510
00:33:04,310 --> 00:33:07,170
THAT THERE'S JUST
NO WAY TO DEFINE.

511
00:33:07,172 --> 00:33:11,452
THERE IS NO RATIONALE TO
ANYONE DOING WHAT HE DID.

512
00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:16,340
IT'S SOMEWHAT HAUNTING TO HEAR
HIS VOICE RECOUNTING THAT,

513
00:34:16,344 --> 00:34:20,104
AS IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO.

514
00:34:20,103 --> 00:34:22,343
THE INFLICTION OF HIS VOICE,

515
00:34:22,344 --> 00:34:25,724
THE ABSOLUTION OF,
"YEAH, I DID THIS."

516
00:34:25,724 --> 00:34:29,214
VERY NONCHALANTLY, "YES, I SHOT
HIM, I SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD",

517
00:34:29,206 --> 00:34:32,996
"I WENT BACK, I SHOT HIM
AGAIN," ALMOST DEFIANTLY.

518
00:34:35,620 --> 00:34:38,170
THIS IS ISN'T THE YOUNG
MAN THAT WE GREW UP WITH

519
00:34:38,172 --> 00:34:41,762
AND CALLED A CLASSMATE.

520
00:34:41,758 --> 00:34:44,788
WHO'S CAPABLE OF THAT, YOU KNOW.

521
00:34:44,793 --> 00:34:47,663
THAT'S HARD.

522
00:34:47,655 --> 00:34:49,585
THAT'S HARD.

523
00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:52,899
I'M GLAD TO HAVE HEARD IT,

524
00:34:52,896 --> 00:34:55,476
BUT I COULD DO WITHOUT
HEARING IT AGAIN.

525
00:35:07,275 --> 00:35:10,515
WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT CLAY
BEFORE THIS INCIDENT,

526
00:35:10,517 --> 00:35:14,517
CLAY WAS A GOOD STUDENT,

527
00:35:14,517 --> 00:35:16,897
WITHDRAWN, YES, HE
NEEDED TO OPEN UP,

528
00:35:16,896 --> 00:35:18,616
BUT HE DID HAVE FRIENDS.

529
00:35:18,620 --> 00:35:22,450
BUT HE WAS GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL,

530
00:35:22,448 --> 00:35:26,068
HE WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING
THAT HE COULD BE PROUD OF

531
00:35:26,068 --> 00:35:28,518
AND HE DID THIS.

532
00:35:28,517 --> 00:35:32,897
IT CHANGED THE WAY
I THOUGHT ABOUT HIM.

533
00:35:32,896 --> 00:35:37,826
WE TEACH TO MAKE PEOPLE
SUCCEED, AND HE'S OUR FAILURE.

534
00:35:37,827 --> 00:35:41,617
AND YEAH, IT BOTHERS US THAT
WE HAVE A FAILURE THAT BIG.

535
00:35:48,448 --> 00:35:50,378
CLAY SHROUT IS
DESCRIBED AS BRILLIANT,

536
00:35:50,379 --> 00:35:53,409
YET TROUBLED, ALWAYS
CLASHING WITH HIS FATHER,

537
00:35:53,413 --> 00:35:55,863
43-YEAR-OLD WALTER SHROUT.

538
00:35:55,862 --> 00:35:57,002
HE WAS GETTIN'
REALLY STRESSED OUT

539
00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,170
AND THEY WERE GETTIN'
ON HIS NERVES.

540
00:35:58,172 --> 00:36:00,212
THEY WOULDN'T LET HIM
GO CERTAIN PLACES,

541
00:36:00,206 --> 00:36:01,786
THEY TOOK HIS TRUCK AWAY,

542
00:36:01,793 --> 00:36:04,623
AND THEY JUST WOULDN'T LET HIM
GO ANYWHERE OR DO ANYTHING.

543
00:36:04,620 --> 00:36:08,280
HE WAS BORED, HE JUST...
HE WANTED TO GET OUT.

544
00:36:10,551 --> 00:36:12,861
HOW CAN SOMEBODY DO
THAT TO SOMEBODY ELSE?

545
00:36:12,862 --> 00:36:15,662
ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY
YOU THINK THEY LOVE?

546
00:36:15,655 --> 00:36:17,165
YOUR FAMILY.

547
00:36:17,172 --> 00:36:19,552
AND CERTAINLY THE TWO YOUNG
GIRLS DIDN'T DESERVE IT.

548
00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:23,173
THAT'S NOT SAYING
THAT THE PARENTS DID,

549
00:36:23,172 --> 00:36:25,412
BUT I'M SAYING, YOU KNOW,
THE YOUNG GIRLS

550
00:36:25,413 --> 00:36:27,033
DEFINITELY INNOCENT
YOUNG THINGS,

551
00:36:27,034 --> 00:36:29,834
THEY DIDN'T DESERVE THAT AT ALL.

552
00:36:29,827 --> 00:36:31,787
NEITHER DID THE FAMILY.

553
00:36:31,793 --> 00:36:34,103
WHY, WHY?

554
00:36:50,068 --> 00:36:53,338
THE FUNERAL WAS A
DEVASTATING SIGHT.

555
00:36:53,344 --> 00:36:54,554
YOU SEE CASKETS,

556
00:36:54,551 --> 00:36:57,211
BUT YOU SEE TWO SMALLER
CASKETS NEXT TO 'EM.

557
00:37:00,448 --> 00:37:02,338
IT'S JUST HEART WRENCHING.

558
00:37:04,275 --> 00:37:06,305
THIS FAMILY WAS
A POPULAR FAMILY.

559
00:37:06,310 --> 00:37:09,590
THEY WERE WELL KNOWN
IN THE COMMUNITY.

560
00:37:09,586 --> 00:37:11,376
THERE WAS A LOT OF GRIEF,

561
00:37:11,379 --> 00:37:13,139
THERE WAS A LOT OF
PEOPLE DEVASTATED.

562
00:37:17,172 --> 00:37:20,142
THE COMMUNITY AROUND
RYLE HIGH SCHOOL

563
00:37:20,137 --> 00:37:23,517
AND REALLY THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY OF BOONE COUNTY,

564
00:37:23,517 --> 00:37:27,377
VERY, VERY MUCH CAME
TOGETHER IN RESPONSE TO THIS.

565
00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:37,376
THESE GIRLS WERE THE SAME AGE
AS MY DAUGHTER AT THE TIME

566
00:37:37,379 --> 00:37:38,899
AND THAT REALLY HIT HOME.

567
00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,790
AFTER GOING THROUGH WHAT WE
HAD ALL JUST GONE THROUGH,

568
00:37:47,793 --> 00:37:50,243
IT WAS JUST A RELIEF
TO SEE MY WIFE'S FACE

569
00:37:50,241 --> 00:37:52,071
AND MY DAUGHTER'S
FACE WHEN I CAME IN...

570
00:37:52,068 --> 00:37:53,548
DAD!

571
00:37:53,551 --> 00:37:55,971
FIRST THING I WANTED TO
DO IS HUG MY DAUGHTER.

572
00:37:58,758 --> 00:38:03,168
I THINK I GRABBED HER...

573
00:38:03,172 --> 00:38:05,762
GRABBED HER UP AND
JUST HUGGED HER.

574
00:38:05,758 --> 00:38:07,208
DIDN'T LET HER GO FOR A WHILE.

575
00:38:12,551 --> 00:38:15,931
I MEAN, IT WAS
JUST THE REALIZATION

576
00:38:15,931 --> 00:38:17,481
AND WHAT WE HAD JUST WITNESSED

577
00:38:17,482 --> 00:38:20,552
AND WHAT WE HAD JUST GONE
THROUGH FINALLY HIT HOME,

578
00:38:20,551 --> 00:38:23,381
AND HOME WAS A GOOD PLACE TO BE.

579
00:38:26,793 --> 00:38:28,283
AS A POLICEMAN, YOU
GET TO THE POINT

580
00:38:28,275 --> 00:38:31,755
WHERE YOU'VE HANDLED SO
MUCH CRAZINESS IN THE WORLD,

581
00:38:31,758 --> 00:38:34,998
YOU GET TO THINKING, "I
DON'T LIKE HUMAN BEINGS MUCH,"

582
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,410
AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER

583
00:38:37,413 --> 00:38:41,343
THAT THERE ARE WONDERFUL
HUMAN BEINGS OUT THERE

584
00:38:41,344 --> 00:38:44,594
IN THIS WORLD AND IT HELPS
YOU GET THROUGH THE BAD ONES.

585
00:39:08,275 --> 00:39:10,715
WOW.

586
00:39:10,724 --> 00:39:15,594
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN
HERE IN A WHILE.

587
00:39:15,586 --> 00:39:18,716
IT'S FAMILIAR,
IT'S ODDLY FAMILIAR,

588
00:39:18,724 --> 00:39:23,174
NOT OVERLY FAMILIAR,
BUT DISTANTLY FAMILIAR.

589
00:39:26,551 --> 00:39:30,901
THIS ROW RIGHT HERE WOULD'VE
BEEN... THIS THEREABOUTS HERE.

590
00:39:30,896 --> 00:39:33,236
I SAT, THEY'RE ARRANGED
A LITTLE DIFFERENT,

591
00:39:33,241 --> 00:39:37,861
BUT THIS WAS MY
SEAT RIGHT IN HERE.

592
00:39:37,862 --> 00:39:39,552
I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY

593
00:39:39,551 --> 00:39:42,621
IF SOMETHING ELSE
HAD GONE DIFFERENT.

594
00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:44,310
I'VE GOT TWO KIDS NOW AND A WIFE

595
00:39:44,310 --> 00:39:47,720
AND MY LIFE COULD'VE
BEEN OVER 20 YEARS AGO.

596
00:39:49,137 --> 00:39:50,897
EVERY YEAR, IT KIND
OF REFLECTS BACK,

597
00:39:50,896 --> 00:39:53,446
THE GRAVITY OF IT
PROBABLY INCREASING

598
00:39:53,448 --> 00:39:55,968
AS YOU APPRECIATE LIFE
MORE AND LIVE LIFE

599
00:39:55,965 --> 00:39:59,755
AND EVERYTHING THAT
IT'S BROUGHT TO YOU.

600
00:39:59,758 --> 00:40:03,788
IT'S HUMBLING TO KNOW THE PEOPLE

601
00:40:03,793 --> 00:40:06,833
THAT PUT THEIR LIVES
AT RISK THAT DAY.

602
00:40:08,931 --> 00:40:11,481
SOMEONE THAT'S WILLING TO
MAKE THAT KIND OF SACRIFICE

603
00:40:11,482 --> 00:40:13,242
AND NOT HESITATE TO DO IT,

604
00:40:13,241 --> 00:40:17,481
THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO EXPRESS
THAT LEVEL OF APPRECIATION.

605
00:40:30,655 --> 00:40:33,755
I STILL GET EMBARRASSED
WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME A HERO.

606
00:40:33,758 --> 00:40:35,278
I DON'T THINK OF MYSELF AS THAT.

607
00:40:35,275 --> 00:40:38,615
I THINK OF MYSELF AS DOING
THE JOB THAT I NEEDED TO DO

608
00:40:38,620 --> 00:40:42,210
AND I THINK ANY PRINCIPAL GIVEN
THE SAME SITUATION

609
00:40:42,206 --> 00:40:44,306
WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME THING.

610
00:40:44,310 --> 00:40:46,240
AND I HOPE THAT'S TRUE.

611
00:40:46,241 --> 00:40:49,101
PEOPLE TELL ME IT'S NOT,
BUT I HOPE THAT'S TRUE.

612
00:40:55,275 --> 00:40:57,685
WHY DID I STEP INTO THE ROOM?

613
00:40:57,689 --> 00:40:59,339
WHY DID I STEP IN THE ROOM?

614
00:40:59,344 --> 00:41:01,414
IT'S SIMPLE.

615
00:41:01,413 --> 00:41:05,213
IT WAS ME FOR THE
STUDENTS AND TEACHER.

616
00:41:05,206 --> 00:41:09,236
I WAS MAKING A TRADE.

617
00:41:09,241 --> 00:41:12,451
I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE
ME THERE AS A SINGLE PERSON

618
00:41:12,448 --> 00:41:14,308
THAN ALL THOSE STUDENTS
AND THAT TEACHER.

619
00:41:14,310 --> 00:41:19,000
FOR ME, IT WAS AN
ACCEPTABLE SACRIFICE.

620
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:22,240
IF I HAD TO DIE, THAT'S FINE,

621
00:41:22,241 --> 00:41:25,691
BUT IT WAS GONNA
BE ME OR NOBODY.

622
00:41:28,586 --> 00:41:30,966
I WASN'T GONNA LET
HIM HURT STUDENTS.

623
00:41:47,586 --> 00:41:51,096
PICTURES OF DEAR KRISTIN
AND DEAR LAUREN,

624
00:41:51,103 --> 00:41:56,833
BIG SMILES ON THEIR
FACES, BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.

625
00:41:56,827 --> 00:42:00,067
AND THEIR LIVES WERE
ENDED BY AN EVIL BROTHER.

626
00:42:00,068 --> 00:42:05,278
YOU CAN'T HELP TO THINK
WHAT COULD'VE BEEN.

627
00:42:05,275 --> 00:42:07,205
YOU KNOW, WHAT COULD THEY HAVE
DONE IN THEIR LIVES?

628
00:42:07,206 --> 00:42:09,656
WHAT GOOD COULD THEY
HAVE DONE IN THEIR LIVES?

629
00:42:12,068 --> 00:42:17,408
I CAN CLOSE MY EYES RIGHT NOW
AND SEE THEM IN THAT BEDROOM.

630
00:42:17,413 --> 00:42:20,833
YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST THAT HORRIFIC.

631
00:42:20,827 --> 00:42:22,717
BLESS THEIR SWEET HEARTS.

632
00:42:22,724 --> 00:42:24,864
REST IN PEACE.

633
00:42:24,862 --> 00:42:27,862
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