Violence on Game Day

The funeral for Kanisha Neal, who was stabbed on Sept. 23.
The funeral for Kanisha Neal, who was stabbed on Sept. 23. (By Bill O'leary -- The Washington Post)
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Thursday, November 10, 2005

Incidents at high school football games this year:

Aug. 19 Miami: High school student fatally shot in stadium parking lot.

Aug. 19 Morrow, Ga.: Student and a spectator wounded in a parking lot.

Sept. 2 Anchorage: Student charged with attempted murder after shooting wildly in a parking lot before a game.

Sept. 9 Racine, Wis.: Two students suffered minor gunshot wounds near a game.

Sept. 9 Edmond, Okla.: School band member shoots into the air after a game.

Sept. 16 South Salt Lake, Utah: Teenager fired at a school bus after a game, injuring one person.

Sept. 17 Decatur, Ga.: Two males shot outside a game.

Sept. 23 Silver Spring: Teenager stabbed to death in a parking lot after a game.

Oct. 7 Richardson, Tex.: Student shot to death during a fight after a game.

Oct. 28 Annapolis: Teenager shot in the thigh at a game.

Source: National School Safety and Security Services Inc.



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