I Was a School Shooter | Jon Romano

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.9 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Jon Romano walked into his high school with a shotgun when he was 16 years old and fired off several rounds. Sentenced to 20 years in a New York State Prison, Jon is released and then violently attacked by a sword-wielding assailant. Connect with Jon:TikTok: JonSeekingPeaceInstagram: JonSeekingPeaceYouTube: JonSeekingPeace Connect with Ian Bick: https://www.ianbick.com/Subscribe to our membership program on YouTube to get early access to interviews, see behind the scenes photos & more:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvVklIft6DMelVW18M0oBw/joinPowered by Q29 Productions, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Ian Bick and you're tuned in to Locked in with Ian Bick.
0:03.8	The following video contains material that may be harmful or traumatizing to some viewers.
0:09.6	On this week's episode, I'm interviewing John Romano.
0:12.6	In 2004, when John Romano was 16 years old, he walked into his high school with a shotgun.
0:18.8	When a team walked into Columbia High and fired off a shot in his second floor hallway,
0:23.6	he was ultimately sentenced to 20 years in a New York State prison for an attempted school shooting.
0:28.6	We all make mistakes, experience failure, and fall down in life.
0:32.6	But if you decide to get back up and use it as fuel to your fire, you can choose to not let it define you.
0:39.2	You can make it through to the other side and turn it into an opportunity.
0:42.7	I went from owning a popular nightclub when I was 19 years old
0:46.4	to becoming a federal inmate by the time I was 21.
0:49.7	Join me, Ian Bick, as I interview people from all over the country
0:53.6	who have experienced the rock
0:55.3	bottom of the American justice system.
0:57.6	John, thanks for coming today.
0:58.9	I'm really looking forward to this interview.
1:00.9	I think you have a very powerful message to send to people.
1:05.5	There's a lot of individuals who have been in your position before that have or are currently
1:10.4	in the same position that you
1:11.9	were in and it's it's a very traumatic story it's definitely um hurtful to others but i think that
1:21.1	there can be good in your story and i'm looking forward to diving into it today. Yeah, thank you.
1:27.6	It's very important for me to be able to talk about my story and to be able to share.
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