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Saturday, 13 February 2016
Deaths of 2 Teens at Arizona High School Was Murder-Suicide, Police Say
The shooting deaths of two close friends at an
Arizona high school Friday morning appears to have been a
murder-suicide, police said.
The two 15-year-old Independence High School sophomores were not identified by police.
Their bodies were found near the cafeteria after a shooting was reported at the high school just before 8 a.m., police said.
Students
embrace after leaving campus, in Glendale, Ariz. after two teens were
shot at Independence High School in the Phoenix suburb on Feb. 12, 2016. Matt York / AP
Glendale police said investigators believe one
girl fatally shot the other and then killed herself. A suicide note was
found at the scene, police said.
"During the processing of the scene, a suicide
note was located," police said in a statement. "Information gathered by
detectives reveal the two girls were very close friends, appearing to
also be in a relationship."
Each girl suffered one gunshot wound and a firearm was found at the scene, police said.
Gunshots were heard but it doesn't appear any
other students witnessed the shooting, police said. The shooting led
police to lock down the school of around 2,000.
"Our hearts and minds are with the families who
lost children today. We offer our deepest condolences," Independence
Principal Rob Ambrose said in a letter to parents.
Social workers will be at the high school
Saturday as well as next week to help students and family members, the
school district said.
"Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families
and friends of these two girls," Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers said in a
statement.
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