These are external links and will open in a new window Sheriff: Colorado high school shooter 'is deceased' Sandy Hook: Hundreds gather to mark first anniversary Nevada student kills teacher in deadly school shooting By Ana Cabrera, Chelsea J. Carter and Tom Watkins, CNNClaire Davis, a 17-year-old senior at Arapahoe High School, died Saturday, December 21, eight days after she was shot by a student with a shotgun at the school in Centennial, Colorado.

The high school, with a student population of 2,229 students, has 70 classrooms. But it wasn’t until they turned the news on later that they realized it was another shooting.“I was just kind of speechless,” Sullivan said.
Not only are there regular shootings throughout the country, but Colorado in particular has been devastated by gun violence on multiple occasions.“If you had suggested to anyone behind me or in this room, that “This does not define us. How old are are your kids? President Barack Obama was briefed on the shooting, according to a White House official. Two suspects were apprehended after the shooting …

Investigators also are searching Pierson's car, his home and another home that he had access to, the sheriff said.High school senior Frank Woronoff told CNN he had known Pierson since they were freshmen together. He then asked other students the whereabouts of a faculty member, he said. They’re not safe in churches and synagogues.

Authorities revised downward the number of students wounded in the shooting to one. The suspect entered Arapahoe High School in Centennial at 12:33 local time (19:33 GMT), according to officials.The school and others in the area were placed on lockdown.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.The 15-year-old female student who confronted and was shot by the suspect was in serious condition and undergoing surgery in hospital, the sheriff said.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. Not only are there regular shootings throughout the country, but Colorado in particular has been devastated by gun violence on multiple occasions.“If you had suggested to anyone behind me or in this room, that “This does not define us. I’ll just continue to work so that everybody gets to enjoy that.”“This is going to be with you forever. There are people out there who understand this, and we’re here for you.” While authorities hunted for the student gunman inside the school, students were locked in their classrooms.

"In my opinion, that was the most important tactical decision that could have been made," Robinson said. These are aberrant acts. "It just looked weird," the janitor, Fabian Llerenas, said. When it happened to us, those parents, the community was watching how we were reacting. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our

Courtney Leytoldt told KMGH she saw a girl, covered in blood, running down the stairs yelling, "Help me, help me, there's a shooter."
The alternative is do nothing and, you know, climb into a bottle and just shut off everything. Well, Alex was 27 and older than his sister, and “he’ll always be older than her.”“We had to have that conversation,” Sullivan said, sounding emotional over the phone.“But there’s a growing community out there that will be there to support you when you’re ready, so, you know, reach out.

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Well, Alex was 27 and older than his sister, and “he’ll always be older than her.”“We had to have that conversation,” Sullivan said, sounding emotional over the phone.“But there’s a growing community out there that will be there to support you when you’re ready, so, you know, reach out. Soon, they heard police ordering them out.Colton Powers told CNN affiliate KDVR that he heard gunfire during his English class. When it happened to us, those parents, the community was watching how we were reacting. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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The other was "rendered safe," Robinson said.