Fireman stops teen on rampage, saves a school

Townville (US), Sept. 29: A volunteer firefighter stopped a teenager who shot two students and a teacher outside a South Carolina elementary school after killing his father at their home, authorities said. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper said the shooter was apprehended on Wednesday afternoon outside rural Townville Elementary School before he could get inside the building. Firefighter Jamie Brock, a 30-year veteran of the Townville Volunteer Fire Department down the road from the school, “just took him down,” the sheriff said. Deputies arrived minutes later. Brock says he doesn’t want attention for his actions. He “wants to remain humble and quiet about it” as he believes “he did nothing any of the other volunteer firefighters wouldn’t have done,” said Scott Stoller with Anderson County Emergency Management. Regardless, he said, “Firefighter Brock is absolutely a hero.” Authorities said the shooting spree began at the teen’s house about 2 miles from the school, where he gunned down his 47-year-old father, Jeffrey Osborne. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name or age beyond saying he’s a teen. Crying and upset, the teen called his grandmother’s cellphone at 1.44 pm, Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said. The grandparents couldn’t understand what was going on, so they went to his home just 100 yards away. When they got there, they found Osborne dead and their grandson gone. —

The firefighter apprehended the teen outside a school

The teen had shot down his father and then shot two students in the legs before the fireman could take him down