Millard South High School

Millard South High School shooting
Location	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Date	January 5, 2011 ; 12:45 pm (UTC-6)
Target	Millard South High School
Attack type	School shooting; Murder-suicide
Weapons	Glock .40
Deaths	2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	2
Perpetrators	Robert Butler Jr.

Millard South High School
Millard South High School
Address
	14905 Q. St.; Omaha, Nebraska; United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1970 as Millard High School
School district	Millard Public Schools
Principal	Heidi Weaver
Teaching staff	134.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,508 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.72[1]
Color(s)	Red, white, and blue
Mascot	Patriots
Nickname	Indians (pre-2000), Patriots (post-2000)
Website	mshs.mpsomaha.org

Millard South High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The school was established in 1970 as Millard High School. It is one of four high schools within the Millard Public School District.

Millard South is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association. Athletic teams are known as the Patriots. The school colors are red, white and blue.

Athletics

The Patriots have won a number of state championships, listed in the table below.

State championships[2]
Season	Sport	Number of championships	Year
Fall	Football	2	1995, 2009
	Cross country, boys'	2	2006, 2013
	Golf, girls'	1	1978
	Softball	6	2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Winter	Wrestling	6	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016
	Basketball, boys'	5	1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991
	Basketball, girls'	3	1989, 1992, 1996
Spring	Track and field, boys'	1	1993
	Track and field, girls'	1	1994
	Cheerleading	5	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
	Baseball	2	1976, 1980
	Soccer, boys'	1	2008
Total		32

2011 shooting

On January 5, 2011, Robert Butler Jr., a senior at Millard South, was suspended for trespassing on school grounds after an incident in which he drove his car onto the school's football field on New Year's Day. The suspension was carried out by assistant principal Vicki Kaspar and resulted in Butler being escorted out of the school by security. At 12:45 p.m., Butler returned to the school, armed with a Glock .40-caliber pistol that he had stolen from his father's cabinet, and signed in for an appointment with Kaspar. He then walked into her office and shot her.

Moments later, principal Curtis Case ran out into the hallway and was shot several times in the chest and hip. Butler then walked into the front office area, firing randomly; gunshot debris caused minor injuries to the school nurse. Butler then left the school and drove 2 miles (3.2 km) to a nearby BP gas station, where he fatally shot himself inside his vehicle.[3] It was later reported that Butler had consumed a type of synthetic cannabis known as K2 before the shootings.[4]

During the shooting, Millard South went into a lockdown, which came to include 21,000 students in the Millard School District. Kaspar and Case were hospitalized at Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center; several hours later, Kaspar died of multiple head and chest wounds.[5] The shooting was the deadliest school shooting in Nebraska's history and the second such incident in the state's modern history, the first being a 1995 shooting in Chadron that left a teacher injured.[6]

Notable alumni

Bruce Benedict, former MLB catcher for the Atlanta Braves
Adam DeVine, comedian, co-stars on Workaholics
Brian Duensing, baseball player (pitcher), 2008 USA Olympic Baseball team, Minnesota Twins
Jake Ellenberger, professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Rick Heiserman, former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals)
Timothy J. Kadavy, United States Army Lieutenant General, former Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard, Director of the Army National Guard
Ryan Krause, football player, San Diego Chargers
Tom Sawyer, Representative, Kansas Legislature
Jim Vokal, Omaha District 3 City Councilman, 2001-2009

References

"MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
"Nebraska School Activities Association" (English). Retrieved June 19, 2012.
Welch, Chris (January 6, 2011). "Slain assistant principal sent student home because of trespass charge". CNN. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
Stoddard, Martha (February 16, 2011). "K2, guardianship bills OK'd". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
"Assistant Principal Dies From Injuries". Omaha, Nebraska: KETV. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
Cordes, Henry J.; Ferak, John (January 6, 2011). "More details on Millard South school shooting". The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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[NCES-1] "MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[2] "Nebraska School Activities Association" (English). Retrieved June 19, 2012.

[CNN-3] Welch, Chris (January 6, 2011). "Slain assistant principal sent student home because of trespass charge". CNN. Retrieved May 14, 2012.

[4] Stoddard, Martha (February 16, 2011). "K2, guardianship bills OK'd". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[5] "Assistant Principal Dies From Injuries". Omaha, Nebraska: KETV. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[6] Cordes, Henry J.; Ferak, John (January 6, 2011). "More details on Millard South school shooting". The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved December 28, 2020.