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SAN FRANCISCO Carl Lawson Bengals Jersey , Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two deadly shooting sprees on Friday alone has re-sparked public concerns about the relatively lax gun control laws of the United States and the Obama administration's ultimately failed drive to tighten gun ownership rules.
In the cafeteria of Marysville Pilchuck High School, north of Seattle, one student, identified as Jaylen Fryberg, opened fire calmly at a group of his classmates, killing one female student and wounding four others.
The shooter, a freshman, took his own life after going on the shooting spree Jordan Willis Bengals Jersey , officials said.
Three people were shot in the head and in critical condition. Two young women were taken to Providence Everett Medical Center, and a 15-year-old boy was at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, hospital officials said. Another victim, a 14-year-old boy, was listed in serious condition at Harborview as well.
The motive for the shooting was still under investigation, but the shooter's classmates said the tragedy was triggered by a failed romance.
Fryberg, a Native American, left a series of tortured posts on Twitter. One post on Instagram showed him brandishing a hunting rifle.
"Probably the best BirthDay present ever! I just love my parents!!!! Nick Vigil Bengals Jersey ," he wrote.
In August, he had issued threats to an apparent love rival: "Your not gonna like what happens next."
The weapon used in Friday's school attack was not identified, but local officials confirmed the gun had been legally acquired.
Marysville police chief Rick Smith said the shooting should be a wake-up call.
"It is time for us as a country, as nation ... to work out what's going on, maybe look at our values and determine what we're going to do," he said.
In another incident, two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in California on Friday during a shooting spree and a manhunt.
The violence began around 10:30 am when a police deputy went to investigate a suspicious vehicle parked at a hotel in Sacramento. As he approached, the driver opened fire and struck the deputy in the forehead.
The deputy Joe Mixon Bengals Jersey , Danny Oliver, a 15-year veteran who was married with two daughters, was killed on the spot.
The shooter and a woman accomplice who was in the car fled the scene. Shortly after the killing, they carjacked two vehicles and raced off into neighboring Placer County.
Somewhere along the way, two more police officers were shot. One of them was killed, local authorities said.
Hours later, the two suspects were tracked down and taken into custody.
Deadly gun violence has become a headache for the U.S. society.
In April 1999, two heavily armed teenagers went on a rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton John Ross Bengals Jersey , Colorado, shooting 13 students and staff before taking their own lives.
In October 2002, two men killed at least 10 people in a string of sniper-style shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area.
On April 16, 2007, a gunman killed 32 people and himself at Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg Dre Kirkpatrick Bengals Jersey , Virginia.
On April 3, 2009, a Vietnamese immigrant opened fire at an immigrant services center in Binghamton, New York, killing 13 people. He then killed himself.
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