Originally Posted by treelizard

By JOE MILICIA, Associated Press Writer

Asa H. Coon... who was suspended for fighting two days earlier, had made threats in front of students and teachers last week...

The first person shot, 14-year-old student Michael Peek, had punched Coon in the face right before the shootings began, said student Rasheem Smith, 15.

Coon "...came out of the bathroom and bumped Mike and he (Mike) punched him in his face...

...thought that it was probably just a fight, so I just kept going," Rodgers said..."

Student Frances Henderson, 14, said she often got into arguments with Coon..

"It's a shining beacon for the Cleveland Metropolitan School system," said John Zitzner,... "It's orderly, it's disciplined, it's calm, it's focused....