Dayton Student's "Kill List" Sparks Alarm

No Real Danger Found

Dusty as Dayton may be, and where the biggest threat to one’s peace of mind is the occasional tumbleweed drifting by, an incident has stirred the pot. A young scholar, perhaps influenced by too many adventure novels or an overactive imagination, found themselves with a “kill list”—the sort of thing one would expect from a villain in a dime-store novel, not a student on a bus.

Wednesday morning, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office came to investigate a report of this list, discovered, of all places, on a school bus belonging to the Lyon County School District. The authorities, ever vigilant, quickly tracked down the young person responsible for the list, and following a good old-fashioned heart-to-heart, they came to a conclusion that would have made Sherlock Holmes proud–the child has no access to a firearm and posed no immediate danger to the good people of Dayton.

The LCSO has assured the public that while the investigation continues, there’s no need to be alarmed—just a case of youthful folly and imagination running wild. Of course, as is often the case in these matters, the investigation involves other children, and so, much like a good mystery novel, some details remain behind closed doors.

After this brush with the law, one can only hope this youngster will channel their creativity into something more harmless—perhaps a list for better things, like a wish list for more homework.