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| Oregon student and gunman dead at US school | Oregon student and gunman dead at US school |
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| A gunman who shot dead a 14-year-old student at a school in the US state of Oregon is also dead, police have said. | |
| "The student has died. I'm very, very sorry for the family," said Troutdale police chief Scott Anderson. | "The student has died. I'm very, very sorry for the family," said Troutdale police chief Scott Anderson. |
| Officers did not say how the suspect died, nor whether he was also a student at Reynolds High School in Troutdale. | Officers did not say how the suspect died, nor whether he was also a student at Reynolds High School in Troutdale. |
| Police arrived after shots were reported as classes started on Tuesday morning, when the suspect opened fire with a rifle. | Police arrived after shots were reported as classes started on Tuesday morning, when the suspect opened fire with a rifle. |
| Lockdown | Lockdown |
| The victim, killed in the boys' locker room in a detached building holding the school's gymnasium, was identified by authorities as Emilio Hoffman. | |
| An athletics instructor was also grazed by a bullet but was able to initiate a school lockdown, which police say may have saved lives. | An athletics instructor was also grazed by a bullet but was able to initiate a school lockdown, which police say may have saved lives. |
| The person with the gun was found dead in a separate bathroom, police said. | The person with the gun was found dead in a separate bathroom, police said. |
| Students were seen being led from the high school with their hands on their heads, and there were emotional reunions with parents outside. | Students were seen being led from the high school with their hands on their heads, and there were emotional reunions with parents outside. |
| During the evacuation another person was found to be armed with a gun and taken into custody. Mr Anderson said that was unrelated to the shooting. | During the evacuation another person was found to be armed with a gun and taken into custody. Mr Anderson said that was unrelated to the shooting. |
| Mr Anderson said investigators had tentatively identified the gunman but were not prepared to reveal his identity. | Mr Anderson said investigators had tentatively identified the gunman but were not prepared to reveal his identity. |
| The shooting follows a spate of recent attacks at or near school campuses. | The shooting follows a spate of recent attacks at or near school campuses. |
| Last week, a teenager was killed and two other people wounded when a gunman opened fire in a building at Seattle Pacific University. | Last week, a teenager was killed and two other people wounded when a gunman opened fire in a building at Seattle Pacific University. |