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San Diego Union-Tribune images from the shooting at Granite Hills High School |
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Easing the 'worst nightmare': The feelings never go away: the pain, the sorrow, the frustration and the anger. Not completely. Every day after the gunfire at their schools, administrators relived the terror of the moments and the hours when children shot children and their teachers. And they were powerless to stop it.
Suspect released from hospital, taken to jail: The 18-year-old Granite Hills High School senior accused of opening fire on the school last week was released from a hospital yesterday afternoon and taken to County Jail. Jason Hoffman is scheduled for arraignment Monday in El Cajon.
Architects tackle issue of violence at schools: In the wake of the shootings at Santana and Granite Hills high schools, parents and educators are asking why schools, viewed as sanctuaries of learning, suddenly seem so dangerous.
Schools tighten security plans: Marcia Wilcox kept her three children home yesterday. She wasn't taking any chances. Not after students opened fire at two nearby schools less than three weeks apart. Not after officials suspended students for making threats at two of the San Diego schools her children attend.
First lady offers her sympathy in visit: First lady Laura Bush, a former teacher and librarian, offered sympathy yesterday to parents, students and teachers touched by the student shooting sprees that killed two teen-agers and wounded 18 others at two suburban San Diego high schools in the last three weeks.
Counselors assist teachers, kids: The shooting at Granite Hills High School was over in 90 seconds. The emotional aftermath for students and their teachers could last years. And people will experience the usual reactions to trauma: disbelief, frustration, pain and anger.
Two students honor officer in their own way: picturing hero on T-shirts: The police officer hailed as a hero for stopping Thursday's shooting at Granite Hills High School hasn't made any public appearances since the ordeal. Pictures of him have been shown on TV and in newspapers, though. And now, he's on clothing.
School shootings still isolated occurrences, statistics show: We recoil in anguish at the news and once again try to make sense of a senseless act. The recurring heartbreak and frustration spawned by shootings at Santana and Granite Hills high schools -- and others before them -- beg the question: Are schools safe?
Santana High event promotes healing: The event at Santana High had been planned since the beginning of the school year, and its timing was perfect. "Peace Week could not have come at a better time," said junior Trent Brown. "It's something to bring us back together and give us hope."
EL CAJON
Fears besiege a 'sister school': The shock waves of the past three weeks didn't have to ripple far to reach El Cajon Valley High School. Santana High School is six miles to the north, and Granite Hills High School is about a mile away.
Dean's encounter with shooter very similar to father's: When Jason Hoffman walked onto his high school campus, a shotgun over his shoulder, it was Dan Barnes who first spotted him from a distance and challenged him. After shouting a few expletives, Hoffman aimed the weapon at the dean of students and fired.
Five injured in teen's rampage at Granite Hills: This time, the bloodshed was at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, half a dozen miles south of the Santee high school where two were killed and 13 wounded in a shooting spree less than three weeks ago.
Threats put campuses on alert: While Granite Hills High School in El Cajon dealt with blood and trauma, schools across the county yesterday battled rumors, threats and innuendo with lockdowns, tighter security and early dismissals.
Most of the wounded treated at hospitals, then sent home: The injured and the others affected: Andrew Yafuso, 16, was shot in the face and shoulder. The family has been told Andrew will be out of Sharp Memorial Hospital in about two days.
Frightening drama unfolds in 'surreal' burst of gunshots: Chris Smith was there. He stood in the Granite Hills attendance office; he watched as dean of students Dan Barnes sprinted indoors and dived across the floor, glass shards crashing down on him. Chris heard the shots. He crawled into a nearby vice principal's office while the gunman fired. He saw the smoking gun barrel aimed at him.
SANTEE
Students at Santana wonder how could it happen again: Allana Melick paused by the makeshift memorial to those who fell to gunfire at Santana High School little more than two weeks ago. She sighed long and slow, tapping a well of anxiety.
Chaplain, churches minister in another calamity: His pager went off about 2 p.m. There had been a shooting at Granite Hills High School. "Not again," he told his secretary. And with that, the Rev. Phil Herrington headed to another calamity at another campus in this place he calls home.
Panic, then anger, then heartfelt hugs: Once again, yellow police tape went up at an East County high school, and anguished parents scrutinized the frantic crowd for a glimpse of their children. Another campus shooting. Another suspect under arrest. More victims.
Schoolmates feared hulking teen before shooting: Other students called Jason Hoffman "The Rock," but it wasn't really meant as a compliment. A hulking figure at well over 200 pounds of muscle, Hoffman, 18, was known for walking the halls of Granite Hills High School with the sort of silent, angry swagger of the World Wrestling Federation characters he so admired.
Hero officer no stranger to bravery: Richard Agundez Jr. was a hero to one El Cajon woman long before he helped bring a quick end to the violence at Granite Hills High School yesterday.
Experts say copycat shooting just a matter of when, where: To those who study school shooters and copycat violence, yesterday's shooting at Granite Hills High School was not a question of if, but when.
EL CAJON
Student shoots four at Granite Hills High: A student armed with a handgun and a shotgun opened fire at Granite Hills High School this afternoon, wounding four people before he was shot and wounded by a campus police officer.
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