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Gunman shoots 5 at US high school
Teenager opens fires at suburban Ohio school
The injured students were rushed to area hospitals where a boy identified as Daniel Parmentor, 17, died at MetroHealth System in Cleveland. Parmentor, a high school junior, went to a nearby vocational school where he studied computer science, and was waiting in the cafeteria for a bus when the gunman opened fire. (Getty Images)
“We are shocked by this senseless tragedy,” said a statement from Parmentor’s family, provided by MetroHealth. “Danny was a bright young boy who had a bright future ahead of him. The family is torn by this loss. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.” (Getty Images)
The Ohio shooting is the worst at a U.S. high school in 11 months and the worst in Ohio since late 2007, according to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. (Getty Images)
One of four other victims was in critical condition at MetroHealth and was undergoing surgery, according to Auburn School Superintendent Maggie Lynch. A 17-year-old boy was in serious condition and an 18-year-old girl was stable at Hillcrest Hospital in suburban Cleveland, a spokeswoman said. The condition of the fourth injured student was not known. (Getty Images)
A Chardon High School student, Danielle Samples, 16, who was in the cafeteria at the time of the shooting, told Reuters she heard a series of “pops” and someone yelled to run down the hallway into a classroom. While Samples was in the hall, she heard another round of pops. (Getty Images)
She said the shooter was not a Chardon student, but a student at Lake Academy in Willoughby, which serves at-risk students. He was at Chardon waiting for a bus. She said the student lived with his grandparents and sister.(Getty Images)
Police have not formally identified the gunman, but students, parents of students and local media said his name was T.J. Lane. By early afternoon, police and FBI had surrounded a brown house on Wilder Road in a rural, wooded area of Chardon identified in public records as belonging to Thomas Lane. A canine unit was brought into the house. (Getty Images)
