Why does The Sun write stories focusing on her poor old family, or the woman's temper, when the bottom line is that she is a danger to our society and needs to be put away? Seriously! Why not write stories about how the families of both victims have lost a loved one? Are they supposed to be tolerant of this? Speaking of tolerance, are we as a public supposed to be more understanding that she had whatever issues? Are we just supposed to be tolerant and let her go and let her kill more people?

The shooter's mother is right - she needs help from the justice system. How about in the form of life with no parole?

It's remarkable that whenever a story is written that provides insight into someone's mindset or background, it is viewed by so many as a campaign by the newspaper to excuse their behavior. The story was shocking and received a lot of attention, and we tried to provide as much information as possible. This particular development, reported first by another site, suggests that the girl herself was shaken by her inability to control her behavior. That's interesting, and I'm going to report it. -JF

First and foremost, no bleeding heart liberal here. Someone who attempts to listen and then formulate an opinion. I followed this story with interest and at no time thought it was expressing sympathy for Arteesha Holt. Hopefully, this sad case will eventually result in some new directions and resources for those people and their families who need help.

Amazing, in Houston this week we had the opposite in teen suicides,a brutal murder of a store owner and the trsgic loss of a child in a hot car. Your story highlights the need for increased mental health care in America. Don't forget some of the observers too. I enjoyed it from Houston, Texas.

Not just the US either. As a sometimes writer for True Crime in the UK, I'm also following this case with interest, I thought Justin's article was neutral and gave an interesting slant.

Something about these claims just doesn't add up. Sought help to no avail? The family wants the claims verified even though the records are sealed? Can't they sign a waiver? What about her other medical records? Maybe I'm totally naive or ignorant of something, but I don't understand why juvenile social/justice/law enforcement sources were the only places the family looked for help. What about a real doctor? A real clinic? Free counselors? Is this a case of ignorance or poverty? Most families I know persevere through barriers when they need (and really want) to get mental help for a loved one. Or is the school liable for not referring her to appropriate resources? More questions than answers, IMO.

I swear, the more I read about this girl the more I see her as just like one of the girls I work with. I'm sorry that she didn't end up with the right kind of help before she committed such a horrendous crime. There are other ways around the system to get that help and not thru DJS, but apparently the mother didn't know as no one told her, or she never followed thru. But this very well might have been prevented.

The point being made is, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"
You missed the point.
I forgot we are in the USA, where the mantra in government and business is, "we will cross that bridge when we get there...".
You are looking from the middle of a damaged bridge, not the road leading up to the bridge.

Question why is both the mother and daughter's names spelled differently in like every other paragraph?

Police don't have copy editors.

Perhaps we should look at a bright side to this tragedy.

At least the 14-year-old murder suspect with anger issues has yet to have a child or children of her own!