US teenager kills three

Pearl, Mississippi - A teenager stabbed his mother to death yesterday morning, then went to school and shot and killed his ex…

Pearl, Mississippi - A teenager stabbed his mother to death yesterday morning, then went to school and shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and another girl, police said.

"I saw this kid walk in with a 30/30 rifle and just unload it on people. People were running, screaming, scattered around. Teachers were freaking out," a witness said.

Police chief Mr Bill Slade said Luke Woodham (16) had been arrested on murder charges.

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