WMAL Interview - MD. Del. DEBORAH REY - 03.21.18
INTERVIEW - MD DELEGATE DEBORAH "DEB" REY (St. Mary's County) – discussed yesterday’s school shooting in Maryland’s Great Mills High School, the actions that the state legislature are taking to address school safety, and whether or not the state legislature is planning on pursing gun control
• Statement by St. Mary's County Delegation about this morning's school shooting at Great Mills High School Following the horrific shooting incident at Great Mills High School, the St. Mary's County Delegates ask for prayers for the injured, their families and the community. The Delegation remains committed to listen to the needs of the school system and local law enforcement to see what assistance the State can offer. "Our hearts go out to those injured and their families, and to the Great Mills community. We have been told by authorities the situation has been contained and students have been safely bused to Leonardtown High School. I send my deepest gratitude to the St. Mary's Sheriff for the quick response and action." said Delegate Deb Rey. At this time, latest reports indicate that 2 students have been taken to the hospital and the shooter, also a student, has been pronounced dead.
• Student gunman dies after Maryland school shooting; two other students injured (Washington Post) -- When the commotion about someone with a gun began Tuesday, Isiah Tichenor, 18, stepped into the hallway at Great Mills High School to pull shut his classroom’s door but instead found himself watching the climax of a school shooting. He said he saw a classmate with a gun to his own head as a school resource officer rounded a corner at the Southern Maryland school. Tichenor ducked back inside the classroom as he heard shouting. “Put the gun down!” the officer yelled. “We know you don’t want to hurt anyone.” The officer ordered the student to drop the gun again before two shots sounded, marking the end of the latest school shooting in a nation weary of them. The shooter, identified as Austin Wyatt Rollins, 17, was hit and later died at a hospital. A female and a male student, ages 16 and 14, were injured and hospitalized.