Its almost unbelievable what living in a society saturated with lethal weapons has come to.
BY ZACK BUDRYK
The episode began when the two’s vehicles were pulling into Blount Elementary School’s parking lot, Sgt. Jarrett Williams told the outlet, with one eventually pulling a gun and firing at the other.
The other parent ran into the school after the gun was fired, according to Montgomery Department of Public Safety spokesperson Martha Earnhardt. Tom Salter, a spokesperson for Montgomery Public Schools said the suspect then went into the building as well and turned their gun over to office staff, who kept it in a safe until police arrived on the scene.
No one was hurt or killed but a vehicle was damaged during the dispute, according to Williams. Both parents have been taken into custody but their names have not yet been released and what charges they will face remains unclear, according to Williams, who added police are still determining exactly what happened.
The school was briefly placed on lockdown during the incident, which occurred as parents were dropping off their children.
States with the most (and least) gun violence.
1. Alaska
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 23.0 per 100,000
2. Alabama
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 21.4 per 100,000
3. Louisiana
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 21.2 per 100,000
4. Mississippi
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 19.8 per 100,000
5. Oklahoma
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 19.6 per 100,000
6. Montana
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 19.0 per 100,000
7. Missouri
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 18.8 per 100,000
8. New Mexico
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 18.2 per 100,000
9. Arkansas
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 17.7 per 100,000
10. South Carolina
- Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 17.7 per 100,000