Ohio School Shooter Escapes From Prison

This post has been updated.

The convicted killer in a 2012 Ohio school shooting escaped from prison on Thursday night, according to multiple reports.

T.J. Lane, who pleaded guilty to killing three people at Chardon High School in February 2012, was serving life in prison without the possibility of parole at the Allen County Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio.

BREAKING | Chardon shooter T.J. Lane escapes from prison http://t.co/uWlyn4EBba pic.twitter.com/zMrRTiXhST

— WKYC Channel 3 News (@wkyc) September 12, 2014

BREAKING: Ohio police: Convicted killer of 3 high school students escapes from prison; search underway.

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 12, 2014

Lane, who was 17 at the time of the murders, killed three students in a shooting that began in the school cafeteria, as the Associated Press reported. Three other people were injured. He wore a shirt that read “KILLER” during his trial and made obscene comments to the families of his victims after being sentenced.

Lane reportedly escaped with two other inmates, though one of the escapees was quickly apprehended. The Associated Press reported that the other inmate, Clifford Opperud, had been imprisoned for aggravated robbery, burglary, and kidnapping. Lane and Opperud were not believed to be armed.

“It’s wild,” Ian Friedman, Lane’s attorney during his trial, told The Plain Dealer. “I’m sure there will be a lot of questions asked about how the correctional facility could allow this to happen.”

“I can’t speak to what his mindset is,” he said. “But I don’t think anyone would dispute the fact that he’s a very smart young man.”