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Coordinates: 45°31′44″N 122°24′06″W / 45.52887°N 122.401637°W / 45.52887; -122.401637
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Reynolds High School Shooting.
Location1698 SW Cherry Park Road

Troutdale, (Multnomah County), Oregon 97060

United States
Coordinates45°31′44″N 122°24′06″W / 45.52887°N 122.401637°W / 45.52887; -122.401637
DateJune 10, 2014
TargetStudents and Staff at Reynolds High School.
Attack type
Mass Shooting, Spree Shooting, School Shooting, Murder-Suicide.
WeaponsAR-15–style rifle, Semi-Automatic Pistol, Knife (Unused)
Deaths2 Dead, including the Perpetrator, and the 14 year old student Emilio Hoffman.
Injured1 Injured.
PerpetratorJared Michael Padgett
MotiveInconclusive

Summary

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On June 10, 2014, an active shooter situation occurred at the school during morning period. One student, 14-year-old freshman Emilio Hoffman, was killed.[1]

Shooting

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A physical education teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries.[2] The shooter, 15-year-old Jared Michael Padgett,[3] who was using an AR-15 and also equipped with a Semi-Automatic Pistol and a knife, engaged a responding officer in a gunfight before retreating inside a school bathroom, where he fatally shot himself[4][5][6][7][8] SWAT and FBI agents secured the school.[2][9] The students were evacuated and were released to their parents at a nearby Fred Meyer store.[9] The shooting occurred on the second-to-last day of the school year.[10]

During the evacuation, a second gun, which was unrelated to the shooting, was found at the scene and one person, who did not have a permit to carry a concealed firearm, was taken into custody. The individual confessed to bringing the gun to the school to protect his sister, a freshman at the school.[7][11]

Padgett had planned to pursue a career in the United States Armed Forces. He was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, and his oldest brother served in the military in Afghanistan. Padgett had managed to acquire his weapons from a secured area in the family home.[8]

This was the first fatal school shooting in Oregon since the 1998 Thurston High School shooting, which left two students and the shooter's parents dead and another 25 wounded.[7]

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber attended a community vigil in Troutdale that evening; he called the shooting "a senseless act of violence".[12] President Barack Obama, speaking at a Tumblr-sponsored question-and-answer session the day of the shooting, declared, "We're the only developed country on earth where this happens." Obama further stated that only a massive shift in public opinion could sway Congress to act in favor of greater gun control measures.[13]

Aftermath

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In 2015, a bond resolution was proposed, which would grant the district $125,000,000 to help replace, and renovate several schools in the district, and install security upgrades in every school in the district.[14] A portion of this sum of money was used to remodel the northern portion of the main establishment. This specifically includes remodeled science, functional life-skills, culinary, and early childhood education classrooms, cafeteria area, and kitchen. Relocation of the main office and counseling office by the new and more secure main entry.[15] And all buildings that make up the campus internally connected. Construction was started spring of 2017, and is projected to be complete fall of 2018.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Ford, Dana; Hanna, Jason (June 10, 2014). "Oregon High School Shooting: 'This is Not a Drill'". CNN. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Police Responding to Report of Shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale". KATU. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Maxine (June 14, 2014). "Oregon school shooting: Reynolds High gunman Jared Padgett wrote about killing classmates in journal". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Castillo, Mariano; Sidner, Sara (June 11, 2014). "Oregon School Shooting Victim 'Didn't Deserve What He Got'". CNN. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sheriff's Office: Shooter Dead at Troutdale School". KOIN. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Oregon High School Shooting: Police Say 1 Shooter at Reynolds Has Died". The Oregonian. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Police: Shooter Used Rifle in Ore. School Shooting". Yahoo! News. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Wozniacka, Gosia (June 11, 2014). "Police: Shooter at Oregon school had assault rifle". Yahoo! News (AP). Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Reynolds High Shooting: Police Report That School Shooter is Dead". The Oregonian. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  10. ^ Duara, Nigel; Cooper, Jonathan J. (June 10, 2014). "Teen Gunman in School Shooting Likely Killed Himself". ABC News (AP). Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  11. ^ Tierney, John. "Affidavit: Man came to school with gun to 'protect' sister". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Tribune wire reports (June 11, 2014). "Oregon High School Shooter, Victim Identified". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  13. ^ Landler, Mark; Van der Voo, Lee (June 10, 2014). "Oregon Shooting Draws Obama's Outrage on Gun Laws". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  14. ^ "Resolution No. 2014-2015-005" (PDF). www.reynolds.k12.or.us.
  15. ^ "School resource officer incident, nearby shooting have Reynolds High community concerned about safety". opb. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  16. ^ "Reynolds High School Renovations".
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