Witness: Armed Wis. Teen Said He’d Kill:
Two members of the staff of Weston Schools testified that Eric Hainstock declared his intention to kill before shooting Principal John Klang.
Custodian Dave Thompson testified he was talking with assistant football coach and social studies teacher Chuck Keller before school when they saw Hainstock walking across the parking lot with a shotgun raised.
Thompson said the teacher asked the 15-year-old freshman what he was doing with a gun in school and Hainstock replied, ‘”I’m here to (expletive) kill somebody.” ‘ He then pointed the gun barrel to within inches of Keller’s face.
Thompson ripped the gun away from him, telling him, “No, not in my school,” he recalled. Hainstock then reached into his pocket, Thompson said.
Fearing the boy had another gun, Thompson ran outside with the shotgun, telling Keller to run.
After Thompson had taken the shotgun, Keller said that he tried to corner Hainstock in the entryway, but that the boy reached into his pocket and pulled out a .22 revolver.
Notice that Hainstock didn’t say that he was there to (expletive) scare someone.
Keller also testified about the character of Hainstock…
Keller testified he had Hainstock in class a year earlier. The boy was disruptive, touching other students and heckling him during his lectures, Keller said.
Hainstock was equal parts victim and instigator, he said, but the shenanigans didn’t seem serious.
If the kid was a loudmouth and an attention seeker he probably brought any alleged bullying on himself. But again none of his alleged abusers were his target, only John Klang was.
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