Shooting leaves 2 high-schoolers dead at house party near Houston - Aliyah Christian period 1

In Harris County, Houston, Texas, there was a shooting at a house party. The shooting killed 2 highschool students and injured 19 others. The shooting occurred late Saturday night in the Cypress area. The house party was actually a birthday party that was being held in a two-story home. There were more than 100 people gathered there for the party.
The Harris County Sheriff, Adrian Garcia, described it as "a birthday party gone wild." Apparently, it all started after one partygoer fired a gun into the air "in an apparent celebration of music."  However, a second person "recklessly reacted to the gunfire and started shooting into the crowd".  Most of the people who were injured, suffered gunshot wounds. One person broke their leg, trying to get away from the gunfire and comotion.
Garcia said that "Any time you promote a birthday party on social media, you have no control over who to expect at your door," Garcia said. "Any time that you have to factor in the possibility of a bouncer and being searched at the door, you've already taken a turn for the worst."  Police have not found the shooters yet, they are searching for two shooters.

This kind of a story is so unnecessary. I can't help but think about all the poor people who attended the party. They were probably super excited to be going out, probably took time to get dressed up and thought they were going to have a fabulous time. Who would have thought that something like this would happen. This makes me re-think my decisions about parties and attending parties that I am not completely familiar with or that have the potential of becoming too big or out of control. 19 people were injured and 2 were actually killed. I sure hope they find out the whole story and who caused this.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/10/justice/texas-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Pilot, passengers jump to safety as skydiving planes collide - Aliyah Christian, period 1

Over northern Wisconsin, two small planes were carrying 11 people. 2 piliots and 9 skydivers that were planing to jump in formation. The 2 planes were following one another, when the leading plane caught fire and broke up in midair. The pilot of the leading plane says that he heard a loud bang and then his windshield shattered. Luckily, both of the skydivers and pilot jumped out of the plane before it broke up and crashed. The pilot got out safely by using his emergency parachute. The second plane, which was following the first, was able to land safely, but the 5 skydivers jumped out of the plane before it landed. Fortunately, all of the people aboard both planes were skilled skydivers and had parachuts. "It's definitely a reminder of the danger of the sport that we all love," Skydive Superior instructor Mike Robinson said. The pilot of the plane that crashed "was visibly bloodied about his face and shirt and had one hand wrapped in a garment, but was otherwise lucid, alert and oriented," Johnson said. The pilot of the trailing plane landed safely and picked up the pilot of the crashed aircraft along the runway as he taxied in, Johnson said. Skydive Superior posted a message on its Facebook page thanking supporters "during this very difficult time for us. "The jumpers and pilots have been through a very surreal experience, and they are lucky and thankful to be alive," it said.

This article is why I will most likely never sky dive. You just never know when a malfunction may occur. Thank goodness that these planes were planning skydiving that day and that all of the passangers were equipped with parachutes. I can only imagine the fear they must have experienced going through that. I wonder if they will continue skydiving or take this as a sign to take a break.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/03/us/wisconsin-skydivers-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t2