For those not familiar. Columbine made national news, this was in 91 and received little to no PRESS! In honor of this brother, we should rename Stag Rd. to Andrew Gaston Way.
Wednesday, October 23, 1991
Drumestic Contreal Brown, 18, was tired of hearing how his 15-year-old little brother was getting picked on and harassed by other students at his school. This morning, the high school dropout decided to put an end to it. Drumestic, his younger brother and a 15-year-old boy who was friends with his brother arrived at the high school about 7:45 a.m. with the intent of finding the bullies. The trio found one of the bullies, an unnamed 17-year-old boy and started to hit him, egging him on to fight back. However, the unnamed boy did not fight back. Four other students saw the whole confrontation and stepped in to protect their fellow classmates. The foursome told the trio to stop fighting and leave their school. The trio then turned on the foursome and they fought each other for about 10 minutes before the foursome, a security guard and an assistant principal were able to chase them out of the building. One of the students in the foursome was 15-year-old Andrew "Pudgy" Gaston. About a dozen students, including Pudgy, followed the trio to make sure they were leaving the campus. At this point, Drumestic pulled out a handgun and shot toward the school doors, striking Pudgy in the face. The rest of the students that had gathered around scattered when the gun went off. Pudgy collapsed to the ground. The trio fled the scene by running down Stag Road. Paramedics rushed to the school and worked on Pudgy for about ten minutes before taking him to Charlton Methodist Hospital. By 9 a.m., Andrew "Pudgy" Gaston had died. Within hours of the shooting, metal detectors were in place at A. Maceo Smith High School and counselors descended on the school at lunchtime to help students cope with the tragedy. Later in the morning, Drumestic's mother drove him to the Lew Sterrett Justice Center where he turned himself in. Drumestic told police he threw the gun away after the shooting. He was charged with murder and held in lieu of a $50,000 bond.
Source: Dallas Morning News - Student Slain at Oak Cliff High School
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