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People attend a vigil downtown to honour those killed and wounded during the recent shooting at Oxford High School on 3 December 2021 in Michigan. Picture: AFP

Us school shooting

UPDATE: US school shooter's parents arrested and charged with manslaughter

By AFP

The parents of the teenager who shot dead four students at a US high school with a gun bought by his father have been arrested.

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  • FILE: Mourners stand during a candlelight vigil for the victims of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, on 15 February 2018. Picture: AFP.

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  • A flag flies at half-staff at Santa Fe High School on 19 May 2018 in Texas. The gunman, arrested on murder charges, was identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old junior at the school. He is being held on capital murder charges, meaning he could face the death penalty. Picture: AFP.

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    The attack at Santa Fe High School came a little more than three months after a 19-year-old shot dead 17 students and educators at a Florida high school.

    1469 days ago
  • A shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas has resulted in multiple fatalities. Picture: @HCSOTexas/Twitter.

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    1471 days ago
  • A shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas has resulted in multiple fatalities. Picture: @HCSOTexas/Twitter.

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    It’s being reported that at least 8 people were killed when a gunman walked into an art class at the school in Santa Fe High School and began firing what looked like a shotgun.

    1472 days ago
  • A shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas has resulted in multiple fatalities. Picture: @HCSOTexas/Twitter.

    Multiple fatalities reported after shooting at Texas high school

    The law enforcement source said the suspected shooter was in custody after the attack at the school about 48 km southeast of Houston.

    1472 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump takes part in a 'listening session' on gun violence with teachers and students in the State Dining Room of the White House on 21 February 2018. Picture: AFP

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    1556 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS.

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    The shooter, who has not been identified, entered a common area at Marshall County High School in Benton shortly before 8am (1400 GMT), pulled out a pistol and began firing at students, witnesses told local media.

    1586 days ago
  • Picture: Freeimages

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    The sheriff’s office said 'documents' belonging to the suspect showed he had been planning the attack, although it was not clear for how long.

    1717 days ago
  • A police vehicle stands at a closed-off street outside the North Park Elementary School in San Bernadino, California on April 10, 2017 after a gunman entered a classroom and killed one woman and one student before turning the gun on himself. Picture: AFP

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    1874 days ago
  • Richland County Police in Columbia, South Carolina. Picture: AFP.

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    2068 days ago
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