US School Violence Fast Facts

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Updated 1538 GMT (2338 HKT) May 26, 2022

Students from Marysville-Pilchuck High School write messages and prayers during a vigil Friday, October 24, at a church in Marysville, Washington. Earlier in the day, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/27/us/washington-school-shooting/index.html">a student shot five people at the school</a> before he committed suicide, law enforcement officials told CNN.
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Shooting at Washington high school – Students from Marysville-Pilchuck High School write messages and prayers during a vigil Friday, October 24, at a church in Marysville, Washington. Earlier in the day, a student shot five people at the school before he committed suicide, law enforcement officials told CNN.
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Community members and students gather for the vigil.
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Shooting at Washington high school – Community members and students gather for the vigil.
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People embrace at the church where students were taken to be reunited with parents.
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Shooting at Washington high school – People embrace at the church where students were taken to be reunited with parents.
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Parents crowd around buses as students arrive at the church.
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Shooting at Washington high school – Parents crowd around buses as students arrive at the church.
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A woman waits on a curb at the church.
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Shooting at Washington high school – A woman waits on a curb at the church.
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People hug after arriving at the church.
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Shooting at Washington high school – People hug after arriving at the church.
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A girl is consoled at the church after the shooting.
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Shooting at Washington high school – A girl is consoled at the church after the shooting.
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Police monitor the school's athletic fields after the shooting.
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Shooting at Washington high school – Police monitor the school's athletic fields after the shooting.