Second student dies from Ohio school shooting

Russell King Jr., 17, was declared brain dead early Tuesday, according to the medical examiner's office. He was shot at Chardon High School on Monday, the agency said in a written statement.

Student Daniel Parmertor died on Monday. Three other students were wounded in the shooting.

Authorities have yet to name the teen shooter arrested in the Monday morning attack. But many students, some of whom said they were steps away from the suspect when the bullets flew, described the shooter as a withdrawn boy named T.J. Lane.

The suspect was scheduled to make an initial court appearance at 3:30 p.m. Authorities have not released the charges the 17-year-old sophomore may face.

Lawyer Bob Farinacci, speaking for Lane's family, said late Monday night that the 17-year-old was "extremely remorseful."

"Very, very scared and extremely remorseful," he told CNN affiliate WKYC .

"He is a very confused young man right now," Farinacci added. "He's very confused. He is very upset. He's very distraught ... himself. This is a very scary circumstance that I don't think he could have possibly even foreseen himself in the middle of."

There will be no school Tuesday in Chardon, where parents and children struggle to understand the inexplicable actions of a quiet teen that upended the calm of the small suburban Cleveland community.

"I want people to stay home tomorrow to reflect on their families," said Superintendent Joe Bergant, choking with emotion at a Monday afternoon news conference, "and if you haven't hugged or kissed your kid, do."

Like others in the town of 5,100, Lane's family has been left grappling for an explanation, he said.

"This is something that could never have been predicted," Farinacci said. "TJ's family has asked for some privacy while they try to understand how such a tragedy could have occurred and while they mourn this terrible loss for their community."

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