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Jake Johnson’s Mother’s ‘Gut Feeling’ Saved Him From 1988 School Shooting


Jake Johnson’s mom had a ‘gut feeling’ that saved him from a 1988 school shooting

“I was sitting next to my mom, I was in fourth grade,” Johnson recalled during a recent episode of the “Dope as Usual” podcast. Jake JohnsonAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe woman was Laurie Dann, who walked into the Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka, Illinois, and opened fire on a second grade class — wounding five (not seven) and killing one —after telling the students she was there to teach them about guns, according to ABC7 Chicago. After fleeing the scene, she invaded a local couple’s home, taking their son hostage and shooting him before killing herself.

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