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John was the son of George Christian, former press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson. John was an honor student at an eliste Austin Junior High school. Arriving late to school, he walked into his eighth grade English class with a .22-caliber rifle.
Wilbur (Rod) Grayson, Jr., 29-years, was shot 3 times in front of a class of 30 students. John fled the room and dropped the rifle at a bike rack. He was caught by athletic coach Larry Schirpiek, who held the boy against a fence until the police arrived. John was taken to the Gardner House, a juvenile home until everything could be sorted out.
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