Varsity High School Shooting

The Varsity Height High School Shooting was comitted on Tuesday september 5th, 2009. It was carried out by Martin Mayne, a seventeen year old student.

On the morning of september 5th, Mayne steals his fathers 9mm handgun from their house and takes it with him to his school. The shooting commences at 9.12, when Mayne shoots two fellow students who are walking outside. One is shot through the head and dies instantly. Three others are wounded. Mayne turns around and fires several rounds towards the parking lot. He hits an aditional two, both survive. Mayne enters the school through the west-entrance and fires several shots in the hallway. One is wounded. He reaches the cafeteria at 9.16, where numerous students are taking cover. Mayne starts shooting. Within minutes, two students are fatally shot and twelve others are injured. Mayne leaves the cafeteria at 9.20 by the northern exit and ventures outside, where he fires several rounds at the windows of classrooms. At 9.23 he re-enters the cafeteria and shoots one more student, who tries to hide under a table, in the head. Mayne leaves the cafeteria once more and injures two teachers at the teachers lounge. He returns once again to the cafeteria, where he shoots himself at approximatly 9.36.

Aftermath

The shooting lasted for 24 minutes. In that time period, Mayne killed four fellow students and injures eightteen other students. Two teachers were also wounded. Mayne fired his gun 94 times. The LCPD were placed in a tight situation by the press and parents. They entered the school building 10.20, 46 minutes after the final gunshot was heard, due to policy. The Varsity Heights Shooting resulted in a change of policy for the LCPD in this kind of events, forcing them to enter the building immediatly and force the gunman to surrender. This change of policy was first used in the West-Alderney High School Shooting.