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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, September 14, 2017 BRIEFLY Collin Andrew/The Register-Guard Law enforcement agencies stage along Hwy 99 and Davisson Road south of Creswell, after an officer involved shooting on Tuesday. Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of OSP trooper Kathy Plonka/The Spokesman-Review via AP Ambulances line up in the emergency area of Sacred Heart Hospital following reports of a shoot- ing at Freeman High School on Wednesday in Rockford, Wash. A shooter opened fire at a the high school, south of Spokane, killing one student and injuring three others. The injured victims were taken to a hospital and expected to survive. Authorities say the suspect is in custody. Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at Washington high school BY NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. — A student who opened fire in a hallway at a Washington state high school killed a classmate who confronted him Wednesday and wounded three others before being stopped by a custodian, authorities said. The suspect, who a classmate described as being obsessed with previous school shootings, was taken into custody. The wounded victims were seriously injured but expected to survive, officials said. The shooter brought two weapons to Freeman High School in Rockford, south of Spokane, but the first one he tried to fire jammed, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich told reporters. “He went to his next weapon,” Knezovich said. “A student walked up to him, engaged him, and that student was shot. That student did not survive.” The sheriff said the shooter fired more rounds down the hallway, striking the other students, before a school custodian approached the shooter and ordered him to surrender, Knezovich said. Knezovich called it a courageous act that prevented further bloodshed. The sheriff said a deputy who works as a school resource officer arrived shortly thereafter and took the shooter into custody. Elisa Vigil, a 14-year-old freshman, told The Associated Press that she saw one male student shot in the head who janitors covered with a cloth and another female student wounded in the back. Michael Harper, a 15-year-old sophomore, said the suspect had brought notes in the beginning of the school year, saying he was going to do “something stupid” and might get killed or jailed. Some students alerted counselors, the teen told AP, but it wasn’t clear what school officials did in response. A call to the school was not immediately returned. Harper said the shooter had many friends and was not bullied, calling him “nice and funny and weird” and a huge fan of the TV show “Breaking Bad.” He also said the suspect was obsessed with other school shootings. Students say the shooter was armed with a pistol and rifle and had carried a duffel bag to school. After shots were fired, students went running and screaming down the hallways, Harper said. Authorities didn’t release the suspect’s identity or a possible motive. The victims also were not named. Luis Prito, an assistant football coach at Freeman High, called the shooting devastating. A vigil took place Wednesday evening at a nearby church. “This is a real close-knit commu- nity,” he said. A two-lane road into the town of about 500 people near the Idaho border was clogged as worried parents sped to the school. Some people abandoned their cars on the street to make it to their children. Cheryl Moser said her son, a freshman, called her from a class- room after hearing shots fired. “He called me and said, ‘Mom, there are gunshots.’ He sounded so scared. I’ve never heard him like that,” Moser told The Spokesman-Review newspaper. “You never think about something happening like this at a small school.” Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital received three pediatric patients, spokeswoman Nicole Stewart said. They were in stable condition and surrounded by family, she said. Stephanie Lutje told AP she was relieved to hear her son was safe after his high school near Freeman High was put on lockdown. She commended the school district for its communication. “It’s been amazing, within probably 15-20 minutes of hearing about it, I’d already received a phone call, I’d already received a text message saying that their school is OK,” she said. She still worried for others she knew, including a co-worker who had yet to hear from her son, a sophomore at Freeman. Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. 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The Herald and News reports Kassandra Imbert pleaded no contest Tuesday to negligently causing the death of Tyler Balais. The pair had been drinking at a downtown bar on New Year’s Eve when they got into a fight. After returning home, the two wrestled with a gun after Balais threatened suicide and it went off. Balais died Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday TODAY FRIDAY Partly sunny Partly sunny 70° 44° 70° 42° SATURDAY SUNDAY Partly sunny and beautiful Mostly cloudy Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: • call 541-966-0818 • fax 541-276-8314 • email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit a Letter to the Editor: mail to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. 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Hi 71 64 67 71 66 60 78 67 73 67 69 65 62 79 64 67 70 73 70 77 69 79 65 61 76 69 75 Lo 46 28 35 52 25 32 45 40 39 34 36 32 31 47 47 48 41 37 42 53 30 49 41 31 49 45 39 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc c pc s pc r s s s pc s pc pc s s pc c pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc s WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 86 91 87 63 70 62 61 76 83 64 80 Lo 63 81 71 45 55 57 48 64 62 53 68 W c s s sh pc sh sh pc s pc sh Fri. Hi 85 90 82 59 75 71 60 78 81 71 77 Lo 61 81 67 47 57 50 47 65 61 55 67 W c pc s pc pc r sh pc pc pc pc WINDS Medford 74/46 (in mph) Klamath Falls 68/35 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Times of clouds and sun today, except low clouds followed by sunshine in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Cooler today with times of clouds and sun. Clear tonight. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy in the north, near the Idaho border and in the mountains today; partly sunny in the south, the Cascades and central sections. Cascades: Clouds and sun today; cooler in the south. Clear tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Northern California: A t-storm in spots in the interior mountains today; clouds, then sun at the coast. Sunshine in central parts. Today Friday NNE 4-8 WNW 6-12 N 6-12 NNW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Western Washington: Times of clouds and sun today. Clear tonight. Sep 19 70° 46° Seattle 73/52 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 74° 45° Today MONDAY Cooler; rain in the afternoon 1 CORVALLIS (AP) — An Oregon man who seriously injured his 7-year-old son in a lawn-mowing mishap has been sentenced to probation and must surrender his driver’s license for five years. The Gazette-Times reports Peter McManus of Corvallis was also ordered to undergo alcohol treatment and serve 20 days on a county work crew. Authorities say McManus was driving a lawn mower while intoxicated on April 3. The boy was sitting on the hood of the machine when it hit something, possibly a rock. The child fell and his foot was severed by the blade. The foot could not be saved. McManus pleaded guilty to third-degree assault. He did not speak at Tuesday’s hearing. The boy’s mother spoke, asking for leniency. She said her son has been fitted with a prosthesis and spent the summer as a “happy and energetic child.” Corrections Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group Forecast Man sentenced for injuring son in drunken lawn mower mishap The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 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Lane County prosecutors say Trooper Gerald Ellis was shot Tuesday afternoon in Creswell after having pulled over a stolen Toyota Camry. His injuries were not considered life-threatening. Dungan was arraigned Wednesday in Eugene and a preliminary hearing is set for next week. Court records do not list the name of a defense attorney. from a gunshot wound to the head. Witnesses provided conflicting opinions about Imbert’s combat- iveness. Balais’s mother told the court that Imbert had once struck her over the head with a wine bottle. But former sheriff’s deputy Laurie Kimmell said she met Imbert several times in jail and the woman has a tender heart. Klamath County Judge Dan Bunch said alcohol was the real enemy in the shooting. 3 4 4 3 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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