Student and gunman dead at US school

 

A gunman who shot dead a student at a school in the US state of Oregon has also been killed, police said.

"The student has died. I'm very, very sorry for the family," said Troutdale police chief Scott Anderson.

Officers did not say how the suspect died, nor whether he was also a student at Reynolds High School in Troutdale.

Police arrived after shots were reported as classes started on Tuesday morning, when the suspect opened fire with a rifle.

Students were seen being led from the high school with their hands on their heads, and there were emotional reunions with parents outside.

A teacher was also treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.

During the evacuation another person was found to be armed with a gun and taken into custody. Mr Anderson said that was unrelated to the shooting.

Mr Anderson said investigators had tentatively identified the attacker but were not prepared to reveal his or her identity.

The shooting follows a spate of recent attacks at or near school campuses.

Last week, a teenager was killed and two other people wounded when a gunman opened fire in a building at Seattle Pacific University.