Handgun used in Maryland HS shooting was legally owned by teen suspect’s father, shooting not random

By Dave Urbanski

The handgun used in a Maryland high school shooting Tuesday — which authorities said was not a random act — was legally owned by the suspect’s father, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office told the Baltimore Sun.

Austin Wyatt Rollins, 17, brought a Glock 9-millimeter handgun to Great Mills High School in Lexington Park and opened fire in a hallway at about 7:50 a.m., injuring a 16-year-old girl and striking a 14-year-old boy, the sheriff’s office told the paper.

A school resource officer fired at Rollins, who later died. The officer, Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill, was not injured, the Sun reported.

More from the paper:

The 16-year-old victim of Tuesday’s shooting — identified by family as Jaelynn Willey — remained in critical condition Wednesday morning at the University of Maryland Prince George’s Medical Center, according to a hospital spokesman. She was “gravely injured,” according to the sheriff’s office.

The 14-year-old boy — identified as Desmond Barnes — was discharged from MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital on Wednesday, hospital officials confirmed. He was shot in the leg.

The sheriff’s office also said the shooting wasn’t random and that evidence indicates Rollins and Willey had “a prior relationship which recently ended,” …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze