Great Mills High School

On March 20, 2018, 17-year-old student Austin Rollins opened fire in a hallway at the school with a 9mm Glock handgun, fatally wounding 16-year-old student Jaelynn Willey before exchanging fire with school resource officer Blaine Gaskill, who had responded to the scene. Gaskill, 34, was a six-year veteran of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office trained in special weapons and tactics. A 14-year-old student, Desmond Barnes, was wounded, while Rollins was shot and later died at the hospital. Authorities later determined that Rollins died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. The perpetrator, Rollins, was previously in a relationship with Willey. The gun Rollins used was legally owned by his father according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Willey was taken off life support on March 22, 2018 after being declared brain dead. ==Notable alumni==

• Clifford Dukes (class of 2000) – former defensive lineman • Roy Dyson (class of 1966) – politician who was a Maryland State Senator representing Maryland District 29 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district • Toby Morse (class of 1988) – punk vocalist of H2O • John F. Slade III – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates • Tubby Smith (class of 1969) – Former head basketball coach at Texas Tech University. Former head Coach of University of Minnesota's men's basketball team. Former coach of University of Kentucky's men's basketball team • Tanya Hughes (class of 1990) - Track and Field University of Arizona 4x NCAA High Jump Champion. Member of 1992 US Olympic team in Barcelona, Spain. ==References==