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People wait for news about the shooting that left two injured at Salvador Castro Middle School in Los Angeles on Thursday.

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2 Students Shot At Los Angeles Middle School, Police Say It Was Accidental

11:02pm February 01, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

A 12-year-old girl is in custody. Police say both wounded victims are 15 years old, and one is in critical condition. Three more people have minor injuries.

Stewart Walker attends a prayer vigil Tuesday for students killed and injured after a 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun at Marshall County High School.

School Shootings Are Sad, But No Longer Surprising

7:19pm January 27, 2018

by Scott Simon

The school shooting in Kentucky that killed two students and injured several others was the 11th of 2018 in the U.S. Scott Simon wonders if school shootings have lost the power to shock and sober us.

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A student at Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky., allegedly opened fire Tuesday on his classmates, killing at least two people.

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Shooting At Kentucky High School Leaves 2 Dead, At Least 17 Injured

8:06pm January 23, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The two students shot to death were 15 years old. Twelve additional people had gunshot wounds, while five suffered other kinds of injuries. Authorities have arrested a 15-year-old student.

A handout photo from the Connecticut State Police shows the Bushmaster rifle used in the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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Sandy Hook Families' Lawsuit Against Gun Companies Can Move Forward, Judge Says

7:00pm April 14, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The companies had sought to dismiss the lawsuit filed by nine victims' families and a survivor over the AR-15 rifle used in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

"You never quit trying and you never quit inventing ways to make your school safer," says former West Virginia guidance counselor Joni Greenberg.

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'You Never Quit Trying': Preventing Gun Violence In Schools

5:52pm October 25, 2015

by Rachel Martin

There have been more than 50 school shootings this year. Two people who train teachers to reach out to children at risk for committing violence share what's worked and what precautions they've taken.

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