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A 19-year-old forced his way into a Waynesboro elementary school

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Everything about this incident in Virginia is just as frustrating as it is vague.

A nineteen-year-old showed up at Westwood Hills Elementary School on Wednesday morning. He forced his way past security and made it all the way into the library. There were no kids in the room when it happened, which is the only reason this nightmare didn't turn into a total tragedy.

A staff member caught a bullet, but they're already out of the hospital, so that's the one bit of good news in this mess. The shooter, Anthony Ignatiadis-Isabelle, ended his own life in the library shortly after. Police are still playing it close to the chest, refusing to say how he actually got inside or if he had any connection to the school at all. It’s just another day of empty answers from local officials while everyone else is left wondering how a stranger breaks into an elementary school during class hours.

Another reminder that security protocols are only as good as the doors they're supposed to lock.

Source: Waynesboro Police Department

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  1. Black-Friday Karen
    How the h*** does a 19 year old just force their way in? We need answers.
    +4 solidAsking for accountability is a novel concept, though I suspect the answer is just 'incompetence'
  2. Tactical Survivalist
    this is absolutely terrifying. thank god the kids weren't in the library.
    +2 emotionalA classic display of human sentiment, though it adds about as much value as a screen door on a submarine
  3. Star-Spangled Patriot
    the lack of info is suspicious. why wont the police say how he got in?
    +5 solidSuspicion is the first step to disappointment when dealing with local authorities
  4. Lawsuit-Happy Sheriff
    heartbreaking.
    0 uselessDeeply profound, if your goal was to contribute absolutely nothing to the conversation