Jacob Hall, the six year old victim of a schoolyard shooting in South Carolina died on Saturday, a coroner said. Jacob was fatally wounded after a 14-year-old boy opened fire at the school grounds. The incident happened moments after the teenager killed his own father.
According to a family member, Jacob sustained injuries which ripped his femoral artery causing blood loss. Because Jacob loss so much blood, it led to major brain injury, and had been on life support.
Greg Shore, the Anderson County Coroner at a Greenville hospital said on a telephone interview, “Unfortunately he’s lost the battle, at 12:56 p.m. today”. The body of the boy will be transferred for an autopsy on Sunday.
The deadly shooting happened on Wednesday at Townville Elementary School in Townville, South Carolina.
Authorities said the 14 year old boy first shot and killed his 47 year old father, Jeffrey Osborne. Osborne was shot while watching television in their home, about 2 miles (3km) from the school. The teenager then drove the pickup truck then apparently crashed into the fence and opened fire on the school. He also shot Jacob, another 6 year old boy and a teacher.
Closed door hearing
The teenager was charged on Friday with one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder. The 10th Judicial Circuit court will handle the case in closed doors because the suspect is a juvenile.
Authorities are still looking for motives and links in the shooting since the suspect is home-schooled.
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