High school student shoots himself in front of classmates

Oct. 12, 2012
Boy who attends Fairmount School in Fairmount, N.D., was wounded, but is expected to recover

From The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead: A high school student shot himself in a classroom of his Fairmount, N.D., school in an apparent suicide attempt. Police say the boy, whose name and age were not released, is expected to is expected to recover. Students at Fairmount School, a K-12 campus, say the boy, who had recently broken up with his girlfriend, walked to the front of the classroom, told the teacher, “I’m sorry,” and fired one shot with a small handgun.

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