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Oregon police say suspect dead after reported high school shooting Student and suspect dead in Oregon high school shooting
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A suspect is dead after an apparent shooting at Reynolds high school in Troutdale, Oregon, according to the Multnomah County sheriff’s office. A student died in a school shooting in Oregon on Tuesday in which the suspect was also killed, police have said.
The sheriff’s office issued a release saying they were notified of an active shooter around 8am local time. Students were still being evacuated from the school a little more than an hour later. Dozens of police were on scene at the school in Troutdale, which has a population of about 16,000, and is 16 miles east of Portland. The incident took place just after 8am at Reynolds high school in Troutdale, 16 miles east of Portland, according to the local sheriff's office. Students were still being evacuated from the school a little more than an hour later, and dozens of police were on scene.
Local media reported a Life Flight Air Ambulance flying above the high school. Multnomah county sheriff’s office said it was notified of an active shooter on campus at 8:07am local time. About an hour later, police confirmed the shooter was dead. Neither the suspect nor the victim has been identified.
Wednesday was scheduled to be the last day of school before summer break, according to the Reynolds school district website. A commencement was scheduled for Thursday. Wednesday was scheduled to be the last day of school before summer break, according to the Reynolds school district website. A commencement ceremony had been scheduled for Thursday.
Parents were asked to pick up their students from a nearby Fred Meyer department store. School district officials said reunification could take as long as two hours, according to local media outlets. “Today is a very tragic day for Troutdale and the Reynolds school district,” said Troutdale police chief Scott Anderson. “I’m very, very sorry for the family and the students and everybody who will be impacted by this tragic incident.”
The shooting drew dozens of law enforcement officials to the scene at the school in Troutdale. “We are still moving students out of the school. My understanding is most of them are out, if not all of them,” said sheriff’s office lieutenant Steve Alexander.
An air ambulance has been reported flying above the high school, but officials declined to say whether anyone was transported in the helicopter or other ambulances on scene.
By 10.20am local time, officials were still investigating where where on campus the shooting took place, what kind of weapon might have been used and a motive for the attack.
“This is a very tragic day,” said Reynolds school district superintendent Linda Florence. “One that I had hoped would never, ever be part of my experience,” she said, visibly emotional on camera. “We feel very sorry for our parents. Our kids were absolutely wonderful today at exiting the building,” she said.
Wednesday was scheduled to be the last day of school before summer break, according to the school district’s website, and a commencement was scheduled for Thursday.
Parents have been asked to pick up their students from a nearby Fred Meyer department store. School district officials said reunification could take as long as two hours, according to local media outlets. Children are only being released to parents, according to a sheriff’s office official.
Images broadcast by local media showed parents cordoned behind red crime scene tape, waiting for their students.
Troutdale is not the first town in the greater Portland area to experience a shooting.
Three days before the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, a shooter opened fire in the Clackamas Town Center mall, 20 minutes southwest of Troutdale. Three people were killed, including the gunman, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In 1998, about 130 miles south of Troutdale in Springfield, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel shot and killed two classmate at Thurston high school with a semi-automatic rifle. Twenty-five others were wounded in the shooting. Later, Kinkel’s parents were also found dead. Kinkel is now appealing his nearly 130-year sentence.