On March 5, 2001, a school shooting occurred at Santana High School in Santee, California. The gunman, 15-year-old Charles Andrew Williams, opened fire with an eight-shot .22-caliber revolver, killing two students and wounding 13 others. Williams was then apprehended by responding police officers and convicted. He is currently serving 50 years to life in prison.
If I could go back to that day, I would never have gotten out of bed.
A.K.A.: "Andy"
Classification: Homicide
Characteristics: Juvenile (15) - School shooting
Number of victims: 2
Date of murders: March 5, 2001
Date of arrest: Same day
Date of birth: February 8, 1986 (age 37)
Victims profile: Bryan Zuckor, 14, and Randy Gordon, 17 (students)
Method of murder: Shooting (.22-caliber revolver)
Location: Santee, California, USA
Status: Sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on August 16, 2002
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Weeks before the shooting, Williams allegedly attempted to speak with a school counselor but was instructed to return to class because the office was full at the time. He later reportedly complained to a school counselor multiple times about being bullied and told a school security guard he was going to bring a gun to campus, but evidence has not been found for either claim.
As the semester unfolded, friends came to believe that Williams had just reached a tipping point and mentioned he "didn't want to live anymore," which resulted in more name-calling and threats of bullying. The Friday before the shooting, Williams and classmates reported that his drama teacher humiliated him in front of the class during an acting exercise for which he was not prepared, which he perceived as an abusive setup. Williams spoke on two occasions of his plan to "pull a Columbine" at Santana High School, but no reports were ever made of these threats to the school. He also made plans to get on top of the school's roof so that he could hit people more easily. Many friends claimed that Williams brought up his plan repeatedly prior to the shooting but would claim to just be joking, at least two friends claimed to have been warned by Williams the day before the attack but they thought he was joking.
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