| Student faces arson charges |
1981-07-19 |
Sugwon Lee, a Niles West senior, faces criminal charges after he surrendered following his release from the hospital. He made a pipe-bomb and was found, injured, in the school washroom, with a detonator in his pocket, after the bomb exploded. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, July 19, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Lee, Sugwon,
Niles West High School,
Crime and criminals - Bombs and bomb threats,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) |
| Senior prank ends in tragedy |
1981-06-04 |
Sugwon Lee, an 18-year-old senior at Niles West brought a home built bomb to school. The bomb was accidentally detonated in the men's washroom, injuring Lee. No charges have been filed. |
The News, Thursday, June 4, 1981, p. 3 |
Lee, Sugwon,
Niles West High School,
Crime and criminals - Bombs and bomb threats,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) |
| Student injured by bomb has surgery |
1981-06-04 |
Sugwon Lee, who lost his left thumb and nearly lost his fingers on his left hand after a homemade pipe bomb exploded in a Niles West High School washroom, had a second operation on June 1. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 4, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 10 |
Lee, Sugwon,
Niles West High School,
Crime and criminals - Bombs and bomb threats |
