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| South Carolina school shooter kills dad before rampage | South Carolina school shooter kills dad before rampage |
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| A teenager killed his father before going to a nearby primary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, police say. | A teenager killed his father before going to a nearby primary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, police say. |
| The suspect was arrested after wounding two boys and a female teacher at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina. | The suspect was arrested after wounding two boys and a female teacher at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina. |
| One child was shot in the leg and the other in the foot, while the teacher was hit in the shoulder, said police. | One child was shot in the leg and the other in the foot, while the teacher was hit in the shoulder, said police. |
| Officials say there is no evidence the attack was tied to terrorism or racism. | Officials say there is no evidence the attack was tied to terrorism or racism. |
| Capt Garland Major said the the unnamed suspect first gunned down his 47-year-old father, Jeffrey Osborne, at their home. | Capt Garland Major said the the unnamed suspect first gunned down his 47-year-old father, Jeffrey Osborne, at their home. |
| He then made his way about two miles to the school at 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT), according to local media. | He then made his way about two miles to the school at 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT), according to local media. |
| Anderson County school district 4 superintendent Joanne Avery told a news conference that school officials are "heartbroken about this senseless act of violence". | Anderson County school district 4 superintendent Joanne Avery told a news conference that school officials are "heartbroken about this senseless act of violence". |
| SWAT teams searched the school, which has some 300 students, and confirmed that no threats remain. | SWAT teams searched the school, which has some 300 students, and confirmed that no threats remain. |
| Nearby schools were placed on "Code Yellow", meaning that lessons continued but nobody was allowed into the buildings. | Nearby schools were placed on "Code Yellow", meaning that lessons continued but nobody was allowed into the buildings. |
| All the students were transported to a nearby church, where they were reunited with their parents. | |
| Parents received a text alert from the school district informing them of the shooting, and telling them where to pick up their kids. | Parents received a text alert from the school district informing them of the shooting, and telling them where to pick up their kids. |
| The traffic queue of mothers and fathers picking up their children was reportedly nearly a mile long. | The traffic queue of mothers and fathers picking up their children was reportedly nearly a mile long. |
| Shootings in the last week | Shootings in the last week |