Jessie and Kaye Anne
Boston Marathon Bombings
The Boston Marathon Bombing occurred April 15, 2013. The
marathon is an annual marathon in Boston that has been celebrated for decades.
But, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev changed the course of history by
setting off a bomb during this event. During the afternoon of the marathon,
there were still 5,000+ runners in the marathon when pressure-cooker
bombs–packed with shrapnel and other materials and hidden in backpacks that
were placed on the ground amidst crowds of marathon-watchers–exploded within seconds
of each other near the finish line along Boylston Street. Unfortunately, three
did not make it out alive while 260 people were severely injured. It took a
couple days to unravel who was behind the terroristic attack; Tamerlan Tsarnaey
died during the law enforcement shootout while Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is being held
for trial. Yes, the bombing was tragic but the suspects of the crime were not
making sense. People that knew the perpetrator personally were claiming
opposite characteristics that an average mindset a criminal would have. The two
brothers seemed to live a good and stable life, there were first degree past
criminal records, and seemed like any average human beings. It’s wary to know
that there was no rational reasoning behind the bombing. Terrorist attacks are
no joking matter and the lives taken away from this action can never be
resurrected.
Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting
Twenty-six people were shot and killed at Sandy Hook
Elementary in Newtown Connecticut on December 14. 20 students ages 6 to 7 were
killed and so were six adults. Investigators believe Adam Lanza, the shooter
who is 20 years old, killed his mother, Nancy Lanza before he went to the
school. When he arrived to school, classes were underway and around 700
students were present. The doors to the school were locked when the gunman
arrived, but he shot his way into the school. School psychologist Mary Sherlach
and vice principal Natalie Hammond went out to investigate when they heard a
loud pop in the hallway. Only Hammond returned from the hallway alive and she
was wounded. Lanza then moved to a classroom and shot all 14 students. He then
moved to a classroom of 1st graders and killed the teacher and six of the
students. Adam Lanza took his own life, police said. He took out a
handgun and shot himself in a classroom as law enforcement officers
approached.
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