CHARDON, Ohio -- It was four years ago on Feb. 27, 2012 that changed Chardon forever.
It was a cold, wintry morning about 7:30 a.m. when gunfire rang out inside the Chardon High School cafeteria.
In the end, three students -- Danny Parmertor, 16; Demetrius Hewlin, 16; and Russell King Jr. 17 -- died and two others were injured -- Joy Rickers and Nick Walczak.
It wasn't long before another student -- Thomas "T.J." Lane, 17 -- was in police custody.
In the days that followed, national media poured into the region as the community gathered to remember those who lost their lives.
Later that week, students met in the town square before marching back to school in a moment of solidarity with "one heartbeat" as neighbors, parents and friends cheered them on.
On Feb. 26, 2013, Lane pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault involving the shootings.
He was sentenced to three life sentences on March 19, 2013 by Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fuhry.
On the day of his sentencing in court, adding Lane made an obscene gesture and cursed at the victims' families while wearing a T-shirt with "killer" scrawled on it.
Lane used a .22 caliber handgun and admitted shooting 10 rounds. On Sept. 11, 2014, Lane and two other inmates escaped from the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima,, Ohio.
He was captured the next day.
In November 2014, Ohio prison officials met with the families of the Chardon High School shooting to explain how Lane escaped from the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution. They said Lane used a closed-door crawl space to build an escape ladder from old cabinets and other materials that were stored in the unlocked space.
