Student dies after shooting himself in Upstate high school parking lot, police say Student had head wound when deputies arrived VIDEO: Upstate student in critical condition after shooting himself in parking lot of high school By WYFF Staff | May 5, 2021 at 11:39 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 4:44 PM WARE SHOALS, S.C. (WYFF/WIS) - A student has died after he shot himself in the parking lot of Ware Shoals High School, according to police. Ware Shoals Police Chief Bryan Louis said the victim and a friend were sitting in a vehicle around 8 a.m. Wednesday and were approached because they were late.