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June 11, 2014

Student, Gunman Dead in Oregon High School Shooting 
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A student has been killed and a teacher wounded in a high school
shooting in Oregon that also left the gunman dead. A former student
entered Reynolds High School and opened fire before turning the gun on
himself. Two students described the moments after the shots rang out.

Student 1: "We just saw people running everywhere, like, people
screaming. We didn't know what was going on, and we just all went to the
back of the classroom. And we were all scared."

Student 2: "I heard gunshots, and then, at first, I thought it was just
a joke or someone playing with firecrackers. And then they started
yelling, telling us all to get down. And then we all got serious, and we
went to lockdown."

The student victim was identified as Emilio Hoffman, a 14-year-old
freshman. It was at least the 74th school shooting in the U.S. since the
Newtown massacre that left 26 dead in December 2012.

 

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