Elizabeth Erwin Public Relations Manager eerwin1@murraystate.edu The Marshall County community received some semblance of closure today as Gabriel Parker was sentenced to life in prison. On Jan. 23, 2018, 15-year-old Parker entered Marshall County High School and opened fire, killing two of his classmates and injuring 14 other students. On Friday, June 12, Parker Read More
Story by Nigel Walton, contributing writer A June 1, 2020, trial date has been set in the criminal case against Marshall County High School shooting suspect, Gabriel Parker. Tom Griffiths, Parker’s defense attorney, said he expects the trial to last upwards of 30 days. The trial date was set by Judge Jamey Jameson on Friday, Read More
Story by Keith Jaco, Staff writer Families of the victims of the Marshall County High School shooting were in court Tuesday, Feb. 12, for the first time since filing civil lawsuits, even though accused shooter Gabriel Parker doesn’t have an attorney for the cases. Although Parker currently does not have an attorney in the civil Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Sports Editor Even one year after a school shooting terrorized Marshall County High School, the wounds that were created on that fateful January day still remain open. This reality is especially true for members of Marshall County’s Class of 2020. When alleged gunman Gabriel Parker created irreparable carnage in the hallways Read More
Story by Daniella Tebib, News Editor Jan. 23, 2018 was a typical morning for 15-year-old Gabriel Parker. He woke up late, ate a bowl of cereal and had his mother take him to school because he overslept and missed the bus. When he arrived at school, he went straight to the band room to make Read More
Story by Ciara Benham, Staff writer Jan. 23 marked one year since a deadly shooting at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, left two students, Bailey Nicole Holt and Preston Ryan Cope, dead and 18 others injured. One year later, MCHS and others in the community banded together to remember the incident on what Read More
Story by Alexis Schindler, Staff writer A commemorative ceremony was held at Mike Miller Park in Draffenville, Kentucky, on Jan. 23, in remembrance of the Marshall County High School shooting that took place one year ago. The event, given the official name “A Night of Healing & Remembrance,” was coordinated by Marshall County’s Facilitators of Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Editor-in-Chief and Gage Johnson, Senior Sports Writer One day before the one year mark of the Marshall County High School shooting, four victims’ families took legal action against the school district, claiming administration failed to recognize Gabe Parker as a threat and failed to have proper security measures. The families of Read More