Jon Romano opened fire on his New York high school in 2004 when he was 16 years old, and now, nearly 20 years later, he is making headlines again for his controversial TikTok stardom.
“After being a part of the problem, it’s time to be a part of the solution,” reads the bio on his TikTok account, @Johnseekingpeace. He has amassed 254,000 followers on the platform.
But some remain sceptical whether someone who fired a Winchester 12-gauge pump-action shotgun in his own school could truly advocate for violence prevention. Although Columbia High School saw no fatalities as a result of Romano’s attack, one teacher was injured.
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