The Summit County Medical Examiner says the 13-year-old boy died at 12:31 p.m. Wednesday.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The seventh grade student who shot himself inside Jackson Memorial Middle School Tuesday has died.
The Summit County Medical Examiner says the 13-year-old boy died at 12:31 p.m. Wednesday. WKYC is choosing not to identify him.
Police have scheduled a news conference to provide more updates at 4:30 p.m. WKYC plans to stream it live here. (MOBILE USERS: Tap here to watch it.)
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The middle and high schools were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after the boy arrived at school by bus and shot himself in a restroom just before 8 a.m. He was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital.
Classes resumed at both schools Wednesday.
Authorities have not specified if the shooting was intentional, and have not said how the boy gained possession of the .22 caliber long gun.
The boy’s intentions also remain unclear, though police say he had “distractionary devices” inside his backpack, meant to divert attention.
Students say they spent two to three hours hidden inside closets during the lockdown. Meanwhile, parents waited hours outside the school to pick up their children.
Authorities were seen removing materials from the student’s home Tuesday afternoon. Investigators removed a rifle, video game console and documents among bags of evidence.
The boy’s stepfather told WKYC the entire family is “very broken up” and requested privacy.
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