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Ronald Dale Ron Edwards

Case from Bethel, AK dated Feb 19, 1997

Victim Details

Ronald Dale Ron Edwards

Male

White / Caucasian

Bethel

AK

1997-02-19

50

Ronald

Dale Ron Edwards

Yes

07/09/2026

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White/Caucasian male Ronald Dale “Ron” Edwards, 50, reported to work at Bethel Regional High School on the morning of February 19, 1997, a winter day when classes were just beginning to stir to life in the Kuskokwim Delta hub town. Minutes later, the routine fell away. A 16-year-old student, Evan Ramsey, arrived by school bus carrying a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun concealed under his jacket. He first entered the student commons and fired, mortally wounding 15-year-old Josh Palacios and inj ...
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  • Anchorage Daily News: Evan Ramsey's tattered life filled him with rage. Then he brought a shotgun to school.
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