A teen gunman is dead after killing one student and injuring a high school faculty member. The teen shot and killed a 14-year-old student and injured a teacher on Tuesday at Reynolds High School, located in a Columbia River town in Oregon, a day shy of the final day of classes.
The first shots were fired at 8 a.m., and when the shooting stopped, police used a robot with a camera to find the gunman slumped in a toilet stall. The gunman is believed to have turned the gun on himself.
The murdered student, freshman Emilio Hoffman, was “loved by all,” according to Police Chief Scott Anderson at a press conference Tuesday. Hoffman’s body was found in the boys’ locker room.
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Emilio Hoffman
A girl who used to date the Hoffman described him as “a good kid” and a “down-to-earth guy.” The injured teacher, 50-year-old physical education coach Todd Rispler, had non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the scene. Authorities have since identified the gunman, whose name is being withheld until his family is notified, Anderson said.
Reynolds High School was rocked by the shooting. It is the second-largest high school in Oregon, with about 2,800 students. The school is about 15 miles from Portland, and its students come from several communities.
Many offered prayers for those affected by the incident via Twitter.
Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected by the Reynolds High School shooting. #tragic
— Donate Life NW (@donatelifenw) June 10, 2014
I hope everyone at Reynolds HS is ok! Prayers!
— Thomas Tyner (@thomas_tyner) June 10, 2014
When are we going to stop ignoring these shootings? “It’s complicated” is not enough. We can’t keep saying it’s not an issue. #RHshooting
— Sarah Dolislager (@speezknees) June 10, 2014
The Clackamas Town Center shooting was close but the #RHShooting is much, much closer. I’m so sad for those students.
— Melinda (@mellykaymurph) June 10, 2014
#rhshooting this is too close to home. #Stoptheviolence
— Julie England (@JulesyBulesy) June 10, 2014
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