the national championship touchdown? “Way cooler.”
Still, Lowe’s mind would drift late at night back to
Taylor, the friend he lost to drug addiction. Taylor was
the reason he’d stay in Portland even after his success
led to other, better offers. He’d take the longer odds,
he reasoned, because he could make a greater impact.
STANDING IN Mr. Melzer’s Government class-
room back in May, Lowe assessed the situation
in an instant. Yes, he saw a gun; yes, that gun was
real. He remembers Granados-Diaz’s eyes and how
they widened like an insect’s and teared, announcing
desperation, anger, confusion. The teenager whipped
the shotgun around, turning it on himself as students
scattered out the back of the room, shrieking. (Only
in the Fab building did classrooms have two doorways.)
“It wasn’t like a movie,” Lowe says. “It was real scream-
ing-for-your-life-type stuff.”
He says he never considered ducking or hiding or
running. He made a split-second decision: to grab
for the gun rather than tackle Granados-Diaz. They
wrestled for control, the college football star and the
kid who called himself an outsider, who’d told class-
mates that his girlfriend had broken up with him and
whose lawyer would later say in court that he suffered
from depression.
Lowe tried desperately to direct the barrel away from
both the stampeding horde and from his own face. He
and Granados-Diaz knocked into a filing cabinet and
spilled into the hallway, where Lowe finally snatched
the firearm away, holding Granados-Diaz with his left
hand and the shotgun with his right.
In the hall a teacher happened by and Lowe screamed
out for her to call police. He remembers her sprinting
away, shoes squeaking on the linoleum floors, yelling,
“Active shooter!” In control, Lowe handed the gun to
another teacher, who bolted back inside a classroom.
He remembers seeing the football field and the track
through the window, in the distance; he remembers
walking Granados-Diaz slowly down the hallway,
holding tight to the boy’s wrists, one hand on each
of his, then guiding him to the floor underneath a
security camera and a pa r k rose pride sign. His
anger began to melt, giving way to a compassion he
couldn’t have expected.
The two had never met before, Lowe and Granados-
Diaz. Sitting there on the ground, the menace fading
from his face, the teenager looked scared, confused,
troubled. He kept repeating the same thing, that he
didn’t want to hurt anyone, that he only planned to
shoot himself. “Nobody cares about me!” he screamed.
If You Suffered A Loss Resulting From
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRES
You May Be Eligible For Compensation
Read this Notice Carefully, Your Rights May Be Affected
Para información en español, visite http://www.pgewildfireinfo.com.
What is this about?
The purpose of this notice is to let you know about the Bar Date
deadline to file proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 legal cases against
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). On June 26, 2019,
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
overseeing the company’s Chapter 11 cases approved the Bar Date
of October 21, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The Bar Date is the
deadline by which any person or entity affected by the Northern
California Fires must file a Proof of Claim if they believe money is
owed to them by PG&E concerning the period prior to the Chapter
11 filing date of January 29, 2019.
Who does this affect and what are my rights?
If you suffered an injury or wrongful death, property damage,
or other loss resulting from the Northern California Fires,
you MUST file a Claim in PG&E’s Chapter 11 cases NO later
than the court-mandated Bar Date of OCTOBER 21, 2019 to
preserve any rights to payment and timely compensation. If you
do not submit a Proof of Claim by the deadline, you may be barred
from asserting your claim against PG&E and give up rights to any
payment and compensation.
How do I file a claim?
You can file a claim online, by U.S. mail or at one of six PG&E
Claim Service Centers. For complete details on who is eligible
to file a claim, how to file a claim and the supporting documents
you or your representative need to properly file a claim, visit:
http://www.pgewildfireinfo.com or call the toll-free information line:
(844) 627-5328.
You can submit a claim in person.
You can file your claim at one of six PG&E Claim Service Centers
listed below, beginning July 15, 2019 through October 21, 2019,
Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.- 350 Salem Street, Chico, CA 95928
- 231 “D” Street, Marysville, CA 95901
- 1850 Soscol Ave., Ste 105, Napa, CA 94559
- 1567 Huntoon Street, Oroville, CA 95965
- 3600 Meadow View Road, Redding, CA 96002
- 111 Stony Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
You may also file your claim by U.S. mail to the court
appointed Claims and Noticing Agent:
PG&E Corporation Claims Processing Center
c/o Prime Clerk LLC
Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4850
New York, NY 10163-4850
Are you the legal representative of the deceased’s estate?
You may file a Proof of Claim on their behalf. In addition to any
supporting documentation that you provide with the Proof of Claim
Form, please include a copy of any documentation identifying you
as the legal representative. Detailed information on what you need
to file a claim is found on the website below.
This is only a summary.
For more information including important Court documents such
as the Bar Date Notice, and other detailed information concerning
who is eligible to file a claim, the proof you need to file a claim
and how to file it, visit: http://www.pgewildfireinfo.com, or call
(844) 627-5328. You can also sign up for updates relating to
the Chapter 11 proceedings and register your email address for
electronic notification of important case documents.
“PG&E” refers to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary
of PG&E Corporation. (Copyright) 2019 Pacific Gas and Electric
Company. All rights reserved.
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