LOS ANGELES: A teenaged student was fatally shot and multiple others were wounded Tuesday in a school shooting by fellow pupils in the US state of Colorado, across town from one of the worst gun massacres in the country's modern history.
School shootings have become a frequent occurrence in the US, where firearms killed nearly 40,000 people in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I have to believe that the quick response of the officers that got inside that school helped save lives," the sheriff said. Security measures were taken at several area schools and parents of STEM students were asked to pick up their children at a site near the school.Brian Jones, whose son is in second grade said:"It's nerve-wracking ... There were lots of parents and lots of kids crying."
Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock has confirmed one student was killed and several are in critical condition, including in surgery. The Columbine shooting sparked a fierce national debate over gun rights and violence. Yet 20 years later, it seems no closer to resolution.
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