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| Gunman dead after Centennial, Colorado, school shooting | Gunman dead after Centennial, Colorado, school shooting |
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| A student at a school in Colorado shot and wounded another student before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police have said. | A student at a school in Colorado shot and wounded another student before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police have said. |
| The gunman brought a shotgun to the school and was looking for a specific teacher when confronted by a classmate, the Arapahoe County sheriff said. | The gunman brought a shotgun to the school and was looking for a specific teacher when confronted by a classmate, the Arapahoe County sheriff said. |
| The teacher left the school after learning he was sought. Another student suffered a minor injury. | The teacher left the school after learning he was sought. Another student suffered a minor injury. |
| The school and others in the area were placed on lockdown. | The school and others in the area were placed on lockdown. |
| The suspect entered the school at 12:33 local time (19:33 GMT), according to officials. | |
| Upon the initial reports of a shooting, heavily armed police trained in "active shooter" scenarios stormed the building, ordering students outside with their hands over their heads. | Upon the initial reports of a shooting, heavily armed police trained in "active shooter" scenarios stormed the building, ordering students outside with their hands over their heads. |
| Inside, they found another student who had apparently suffered a minor gunshot wound. | Inside, they found another student who had apparently suffered a minor gunshot wound. |
| Authorities also found the student believed to be the gunman, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said. | |
| "That individual is currently deceased and he apparently killed himself," he added. | "That individual is currently deceased and he apparently killed himself," he added. |
| Police have not yet released the name of the suspect. | Police have not yet released the name of the suspect. |
| The student who confronted and was shot by the suspect was in serious condition and undergoing surgery in hospital, the sheriff said. | |
| The school has more than 2,200 students and 70 classrooms. | The school has more than 2,200 students and 70 classrooms. |
| One student told a local CBS affiliate she heard three shots and hid in a locked room as teachers attempted to comfort those inside. | One student told a local CBS affiliate she heard three shots and hid in a locked room as teachers attempted to comfort those inside. |
| Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper praised authorities' quick response to the incident on Friday. | |
| Our "prayers are with the entire... community," he said. | |
| The school is just eight miles (13km) east of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, the site of a mass school shooting in April 1999 which left 14 students dead. | |
| The shooting occurred the day before the anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 schoolchildren and six workers were killed at a primary school. | The shooting occurred the day before the anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 schoolchildren and six workers were killed at a primary school. |
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