Oregon High School Shooter Identified as 15-Year-Old Freshman

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Students look for family members after arriving at a shopping center parking lot in Wood Village, Ore., after a shooting at Reynolds High School on June 10, 2014, in nearby Troutdale.

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By The Associated Press2014-06-11 18:54:27 UTC

TROUTDALE, Ore. — Police say a 15-year-old gunman at an Oregon high school had an assault rifle, handgun and several magazines of ammunition during an attack on Tuesday.

Police also said Wednesday that an autopsy determined that the suspect, Jared Michael Padgett, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Tuesday attack. They say no link has been found between the shooter and the student who was killed; no motive was released.

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One teacher, identified as Todd Rispler, was injured with "grazing type of wound," according to police. Police say the shooting occurred in a gym detached from the main school building. with 14-year-old Emilio Hoffman killed in the boys' locker room in Reynolds High School in Troutdale, about 20 miles outside of Portland.

The weapons and ammunition was concealed in a guitar case and duffel bag when the shooter arrived at the campus.

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