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Dedrick Owens (born 1993) is a child who killed Kayla Rolland in his Mount Morris Township, Michigan school, Theo J. Buell Elementary School, while six years old and in the first grade. He found the gun at his uncle's house where he was staying because his mother was being evicted. Kayla Rolland Kayla Rolland (May 12, 1993 – February 29, 2000) was the six-year-old girl killed by six-year-old Dedrick Owens, a first grade classmate of African American descent in the Theo J. Buell Elementary School in Mount Morris Township, Michigan, near Flint. ... Mount Morris Township is a township in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

Shooting

Owens lived with his mother, Tamarla Owens, and her uncle, after the boy's father was jailed for a parole violation. He acquired the .32 semi-automatic pistol used to commit the crime from his uncle's house and brought it to school to show off. On the day of the shooting, he pulled the gun from his pants and pointed it at Kayla, yelling, "I don't like you!" before shooting her in the neck. She died soon after being shot, despite the teacher's call for emergency services. Dedrick's name was not revealed to the press for some time after the shooting because of his age.

Notes

• This is the youngest school shooting on record, both in terms of the shooter and the victim.
• This story was featured in the Michael Moore film Bowling for Columbine, who said that the boy was unaware of the seriousness of his shooting.