With heightened security and trauma counselors on hand, Perry
Hall High School will restart its school year Tuesday, the day
after a student shot in the cafeteria was left in critical
condition and another student was taken into custody as the
suspected gunman.  The shooting took place on the first day of
classes Monday as several hundred students were in the
cafeteria, where the sound of gunfire initially seemed like just
another piece of the aural landscape. Students said it sounded
like the pop of air that escapes when a bag of chips is opened,
or the clap of a door slamming shut.  Instead, it was gunfire,
striking a 17-year-old student who was airlifted to Maryland
Shock Trauma Center as classmates and strangers offered prayers
for him at impromptu gatherings and across social media. Police
said they do not believe the victim, who was not identified, was
targeted by the shooter.  Witnesses said a school counselor
quickly grabbed the shooter and pinned him up against a vending
machine. Police also declined