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Jul 5
1h 31m

I Was a School Shooter

Devorah Roloff
About this episode
Some stories are incredibly difficult to hear—but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be told. At 16 years old, he brought a shotgun into his high school. One teacher was shot, countless lives were forever changed, and he would spend the next 17 years in prison living with the consequences of his actions. Today, he works alongside educators, law enforcement, ... Show More
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