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October 22, 2013

Middle-School Student Opens Fire at School in Nevada 
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In Nevada, a student open fired at Sparks Middle School Monday, killing
a math teacher and wounding two fellow students. The unidentified
shooter then killed himself. Police said the teacher, Michael
Landsberry, was trying to protect students. The news came the same day
Attorney General Eric Holder said the average number of mass shootings
in the United States has tripled since 2009. Speaking to a conference of
police chiefs, Holder said the United States saw an average of five
"active shooter incidents" every year between 2000 and 2008, compared to
at least 12 so far this year.

 

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