Evan Ramsey (b. 1981) is a convicted American murderer, who killed two and wounded two in a school shooting at Bethel High School in Bethel, Alaska on February 19, 1997. Ramsey was a sophomore at the time. It has been suggested that 2006 School shooting outbreak be merged into this article or section. ... Bethel (Mamterilleq in Central Alaskan Yupik) is a city located in Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, 340 miles (540 km) west of Anchorage. ... is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Sophomore is used for describing a student in the second year of study (generally referring to high school or university study). ...

Childhood

Ramsay's father was sent to prison when he was seven, and then his mother slipped into alcoholism. Ramsey and his siblings were then sent to foster homes, and in at least one he was sexually abused. He suffered from depression from as young as 10 and was contemplating suicide five years before the shootings. Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or unipolar depression when compared to bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ...

Motives

Ramsey was reportedly picked on frequently at school. According to friends, Ramsey wasn't very smart and was often called names such as "retard", "spaz" or "braindead".

He wasn't the first in his family to bring a gun into a public place. In 1986, Evan's father Don was nicknamed "Rambo of Alaska" after an incident in which a newspaper refused to publish his letter, he went to the newspaper's office armed with an .223 semi-automatic rifle and a .44 magnum revolver and over 200 rounds of ammunition. After a short stand-off, Don Ramsey surrendered, and was imprisoned. Rambo is a saga of popular action films starring Sylvester Stallone, based on the characters created by David Morrell in his novel First Blood. ... Walther P99, a semiautomatic pistol from the late 1990s A semi-automatic firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired, unlike a single-action revolver, a pump-action firearm, a bolt-action firearm, or a lever-action firearm, which require the shooter... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... .44 Magnum Colt Anaconda The . ... rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ...

Two weeks after his father was paroled, Ramsay perpetrated the school shooting. Reports say over 20 people knew of Ramsey's plan to shoot up the school, and two actually helped him, one by teaching him how to use a shotgun, and the other telling him of the infamy that would come. Reports say one student even brought a camera to school on the day. It has been suggested that 2006 School shooting outbreak be merged into this article or section. ...

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Firearm

Ramsey used a 12 gauge pump action shotgun. As aforementioned, Ramsey took the weapon without permission from the home of his foster mother. 12 gauge is the most common size of shotgun shell. ... A pump-action rifle or shotgun is one in which the handgrip can be pumped back and forth in order to eject and chamber a round of ammunition. ... For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). ...

Shooting

On February 19, Ramsey entered the school lobby brandishing a shotgun, and killed 15-year-old student Josh Palacios. This shot to the abdomen of Palacios also injured two other students. He then shot the principal, Ron Edwards, in the hallway of the school. The principal died later on the floor of his office. Ramsey then put the shotgun barrel under his chin, but couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger. When police arrived on the scene, he placed the gun on the ground and surrendered. is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sentencing

Ramsey was charged as an adult, and sentenced to 200 years in a maximum-security prison, and is eligible for parole in 2066[2]. (Redirected from 2066) Millennia: 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium - 4th millennium Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s - 2060s - 2070s 2080s 2090s Years: 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 The Decade as a Whole This decade is expected to be called...

Victims

• Josh Palacios
• Ron Edward

Evan Ramsey recently did an interview with Anderson Cooper titled "In The Mind of a Killer" in which he blamed DOOM for his school shooting. His crime was also profiled on the Court TV series Anatomy of a Crime. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... It has been suggested that 2006 School shooting outbreak be merged into this article or section. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ...

References

• Violence goes to School
• Young Voices from the Cell

External links

• Article on the killing