On November 15 , 1995 , Giles County received minor notoriety after a shooting occurred at Richland High School in the community of Lynnville . The incident was when senior student Jamie Rouse shot two teachers and one female student in the north entrance of the school . Teacher Carolyn Foster and student Diane Collins were killed , and teacher Carolyn Yancey was wounded in the incident . Rouse was convicted of the shooting and sentenced to life in prison . Stephen Abbott , a senior student , was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in the shooting , but was released in January 2014 . Abbott drove Rouse to Richland High School that morning , knowing of Rouse 's intentions to shoot teachers there . This incident is cited as a major school shooting that occurred prior to the Columbine High School massacre of 1999
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Giles County, Tennessee