A school shooting occurred at the village's Weston High School on September 29, 2006. John Klang, 49, principal of the school, was killed in the attack after a recently expelled 9th grader, Eric Hainstock, fired a handgun at him. A janitor had already taken a shotgun away from him. Klang was shot after emerging from a nearby room. Hainstock shot the principal in head, chest, and leg. After being shot, the mortally wounded principal managed to disarm the former student.
A school shooting occurred at the village's Weston High School on September 29, 2006 John Klang, 49, principal of the school, was killed in the attack after a recently expelled 9th grader, Eric Hainstock, fired a handgun at him. A janitor had already taken a shotgun away from him Klang was shot after emerging from a nearby room. Hainstock shot the principal in head, chest, and leg. After being shot, the mortally wounded principal managed to disarm the former student.