NPR Story Corps features student, police officer involved in 2003 LCHS shooting
National Public Radio’s Story Corps project is featuring the student involved in a 2003 Lewis and Clark High School shooting and the officer who tried to negotiate with him.
Both Sean Fitzpatrick, who now works to educate law enforcement on dealing with people struggling with mental illness, and John Gately, the officer who tried to negotiate with Fitzpatrick that day, share their recollections.
Listen to the story here:
Read staff writer Thomas Clouse’s story about the incident here.