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| One dead and others injured in Washington state high school shooting | One dead and others injured in Washington state high school shooting |
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| A shooter was in custody, according to police, after opening fire at a high school in the tiny town of Rockford, south of Spokane | |
| Associated Press in Rockford, Washington | |
| Wed 13 Sep 2017 20.30 BST | |
| Last modified on Wed 20 Sep 2017 17.07 BST | |
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| A shooter opened fire at a high school in Washington state Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least three others, authorities said. | A shooter opened fire at a high school in Washington state Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least three others, authorities said. |
| Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane fire department told reporters that one person died at Freeman high School in the tiny town of Rockford, south of Spokane, and three injured victims were taken to a hospital. | Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane fire department told reporters that one person died at Freeman high School in the tiny town of Rockford, south of Spokane, and three injured victims were taken to a hospital. |
| Providence Sacred Heart medical center and children’s hospital received three pediatric patients, spokeswoman Nicole Stewart said. They were in stable condition, and family members were with them, she said. | Providence Sacred Heart medical center and children’s hospital received three pediatric patients, spokeswoman Nicole Stewart said. They were in stable condition, and family members were with them, she said. |
| Spokane County sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said at the scene that the shooter was in custody, the Spokesman-Review newspaper reported. | Spokane County sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said at the scene that the shooter was in custody, the Spokesman-Review newspaper reported. |
| Worried parents rushed to the school in the town of about 500 people near the Idaho border, about 25 miles south-east of Spokane. The two-lane road into town was clogged as people sped to the school. | Worried parents rushed to the school in the town of about 500 people near the Idaho border, about 25 miles south-east of Spokane. The two-lane road into town was clogged as people sped to the school. |
| Cheryl Moser said her son, a freshman at Freeman high school, had called her from a classroom after hearing shots fired. | Cheryl Moser said her son, a freshman at Freeman high school, had called her from a classroom after hearing shots fired. |
| “He called me and said, ‘Mom, there are gunshots.’ He sounded so scared. I’ve never heard him like that,” Moser told the newspaper. “You never think about something happening like this at a small school.” | “He called me and said, ‘Mom, there are gunshots.’ He sounded so scared. I’ve never heard him like that,” Moser told the newspaper. “You never think about something happening like this at a small school.” |
| Ambulances and a Life Flight helicopter were sent to the school. | Ambulances and a Life Flight helicopter were sent to the school. |
| Stephanie Lutje told the Associated Press that she was relieved to hear her son was safe after his high school near Freeman was put on lockdown. She commended the school district for its communication with parents. | Stephanie Lutje told the Associated Press that she was relieved to hear her son was safe after his high school near Freeman was put on lockdown. She commended the school district for its communication with parents. |
| “It’s been amazing – within probably 15-20 minutes of hearing about it, I’d already received a phone call, I’d already received a text message saying that their school is OK,” she said. | “It’s been amazing – within probably 15-20 minutes of hearing about it, I’d already received a phone call, I’d already received a text message saying that their school is OK,” she said. |
| She still worried for others she knew, including a co-worker who had yet to hear from her son, a sophomore at Freeman. | She still worried for others she knew, including a co-worker who had yet to hear from her son, a sophomore at Freeman. |
| “My stomach’s in knots right now,” she said. | “My stomach’s in knots right now,” she said. |
| Governor Jay Inslee said in a statement that “all Washingtonians are thinking of the victims and their families, and are grateful for the service of school staff and first responders working to keep our students safe”. | Governor Jay Inslee said in a statement that “all Washingtonians are thinking of the victims and their families, and are grateful for the service of school staff and first responders working to keep our students safe”. |
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