On April 12, 1976, 15-year-old Lorenzo Kneeland, a student at O. D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth, Texas, was fatally shot outside the boys’ restroom at the school. The shooter was a classmate, 15-year-old Ronald Allridge. Another student, James Christian, was wounded but survived. Reports noted the motive as unclear, with rumors mentioning either a dispute over a girl or a burglary.

Ronald Allridge was arrested shortly after the shooting and was still in possession of the gun. While in custody he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In 1977 Ronald pleaded guilty and received a 10-year sentence at the Texas Department of Corrections Ferguson Unit; he was released in 1983.

The case raises unresolved questions about what led to the confrontation that day and how school safety and student mental health were handled in the aftermath. If anyone remembers Lorenzo, his classmates, or has information about the events that led up to the shooting, please share what you know.