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The Murder of Jaelynn Willey

Jaelyn Rose Willey was born Sunday,(February 24th, 2002- March 20th, 2018)in Texas to parents Daniel Lee and Melissa Cormier Willey. In the early morning hours at Great Mills High School of March 20th, 2018, at around 7:45am 17 year-old student Austin Rollins concealed a 9mm Glock Semiautomatic Handgun in his backpack into the school, shot 16 year-old Willey in the head and injuring a 14 year-old student in the leg.

Rollins then ran down the hallway as 1st class Deputy responded, Blaine Gaskill, the school’s resource officer. He fired simultaneously as Rollins turned the gun on himself and fired that one fatal self inflicted shot.

Stalking and Physical Assault

16 year-old Jaelynn Willey and 17 year-old Austin Rollins had a brief relationship and went out on a few dates but it was nothing serious according to the Willey’s mother. The relationship was not as it seemed anyways as Rollins was harassing Willey on a repeated basis, going as far as grabbing, pushing, and yelling at her directly outside of classrooms during school hours and that staff were made aware of these issues. Rollins began to physically verbally pressure Willey to engage in sexual activity. He became possessive, controlling, and manipulative, and the relationship quickly ended. During school, after school, whenever, Rollins would continue to text Willey even though she repeatedly requested that he stop contacting her. He also texted and harassed her friends at school. Rollins stalked her on school property by following her to her vehicle after school, and by showing up after each class and following her around the hallways. Rollins frequently harmed her physically, causing pain by grabbing and squeezing her arms and wrists. Rollins also smashed his hands against the walls to make his hands bleed. And he texted Willey’s friends indicating that he was planning in killing himself.

Threats

On February 20th, 2018, a month before Willey was killed, Great Mills High School had a threat of a shooter at the school. Additional security was added for that day only. A day before Willey was killed, the school again received a threat of mass violence. No additional security was added as a result of the threat, despite the school having it available to it metal detecting wands as well as safety vestibules and surveillance cameras. On March 20th, 2018, Blaine Gaskill, Deputy Sheriff and school resource officer, was present at the school but did not screen the stufents entering the school, even though there was a threat the day before.

Death

On March 20th, 2018, “at the beginning of the school day “, Rollins Entered Great Mills High School with a 9mm handgun, proceeded all the way to hallway F, and shot Willey in the head outside classroom F06. The bullet exited Willey and hit another student in the leg. Rollins then continued to walk around the school with the gun. Rollins was ultimately confronted by Deputy Gaskill in Hallway D near rooms D01 and D02. Willey was transported to the Univerity of Maryland Prince George’s Medical Center to the ICU with Life threatening injuries. While the 14 year-old male student was transported to MedStar st Mary’s Hospital in stable condition.

Aftermath Just a few days after Willey was transported to the hospital she was declared “brain dead” and was taken off of life support and passed around 11:30pm surround by family and friends.

Funeral

On March 30th, 2018, a public funeral was held for anyone to come and say their condolences and prayers for the family of Jaelynn Rose Willey.

Lawsuit Willey’s mom, Melissa filed a lawsuit against the school for negligence and not taking action on the severity of the incident. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants failed to take meaningful action to protect Willey and prevent her murder.

Jaelynn’s Law

This bill prohibits an individual from leaving a firearm in a location where they knew or should have known that a minor could reasonably be able to access the firearm.

The Murder of Jaelynn Rose Willey
Jnlane6676 (talk) 01:51, 17 April 2024 (UTC)