Ep. 7: Emergency Audio – Townville Elementary School Shooting and the Murder of Jacob Hall

Summary: <hr> <h2>Episode Introduction</h2> <p>A quick technical note before we get into the substance of Episode 7. This is an Emergency Audio episode. These episodes include at least one Emergency Audio call or similar audio like police radio traffic (this one actually includes both). I try to keep length reasonable, but, at least so far, I haven’t cut out any audio from the calls or recordings. However, I do edit them for listenability by doing some noise reduction and other enhancements.</p> <p>There are much longer censorship BEEPS in the original files. Those beeps are like nightmares for your ears, especially if you’re rocking earbuds. So I take the volume way down and make them much shorter. So, while I cut no substance from the audio, you can still find the original files for all Emergency Audio episodes at true crime review dot net slash nine one one.</p> <p>There are two nine one one calls in this episode, with about twenty eight minutes of police radio traffic about the shooting between those calls. I’ve included chapters you should be able to use to skip between the different audio, but if you don’t like this set-up feel free to let me know.</p> <hr> <h2>Case Introduction</h2> <p>CBS <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-carolina-townville-elementary-school-teen-gunman-details/">reports</a> Jesse Osborne had been home schooled after being suspended for bringing a weapon to school. According to <a href="http://wspa.com/2016/09/28/townville-elem-shooter-expelled-after-bringing-hatchet-to-school/">WSPA news</a> Osborne had brought a hatchet to West-Oak Middle School some time in 2015. UK newspaper The Daily Mail adds that Osborne had also brought a machete to school during that incident.</p> <p>There is also <a href="http://archive.independentmail.com/features/townville-elementary-school-honor-roll-for-the-first-semester-ep-361372831-347650471.html">compelling evidence</a> Osborne had once attended the elementary school he targeted in this shooting.</p> <p>On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 14-year-old Osborne shot his father Jeffrey to death in their Townville, South Carolina home using a handgun. He then drove to Townville Elementary School where he called called his grandparents on their mobile phone, “sobbing and mumbling unintelligibly” as CNN <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/30/us/south-carolina-elementary-school-shooting-victim/">reported</a>. His grandparents decided to check on the home, next door to their own, where their son and grandson lived. They found their 47-year-old son Jeffrey dead.</p> <p>Osborne had driven his Dodge Ram truck three miles from his home and onto school property and jumped a fence to access a playground. One minute after making the phone call to his grandparents, <a href="http://www.wyff4.com/news/possible-shooting-reported-at-elementary-school-police-say/41866672">shortly before 2PM</a>, Osborne opened fire on the playground, hitting two children and a teacher. Two teachers called Emergency Audio and seven minutes later law enforcement descended on the school.</p> <p>Osborne was apprehended at the scene by volunteer firefighter Jamie Brock, who the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alleged-s-school-shooter-smepended-weapon-class-article-1.2811820">NY Daily News</a> reported had been working with fire Chief Billy McAdams on his farm when they were notified about the shooting. Brock arrived on the scene before police and subdued Osborne before he could enter the school. Osborne was subsequently arrested.</p> <p>This week’s Emergency Audio episode is dedicated to first-grader Jacob Hall, who was among the three people shot by Osborne that day. Jacob, the only fatality, died of brain injuries caused by cardiopulmonary arrest resulting from blood loss he suffered when a bullet ruptured the femoral artery in his leg. Jacob fought like one of the superheroes he loved so much but on October 1, 2016 at about 1:00 PM, at the age of six, only three days after being shot by J</p>