Two dead in US school shooting after online warnings

LOS ANGELES: A US student who had issued chilling warnings on Twitter opened fire in a school cafeteria on Friday, killing at least one person and critically injuring three before taking his own life. Terrified classmates dived for cover as the gunman, identified by media reports and fellow students as Jaylen Fryberg, launched his attack in a school in the northwestern state of Washington. Police said the investigation was still ongoing and would likely continue into the early morning Saturday. “This continues to be an active homicide investigation. We want to make sure we do this right and have all of the right answers,” local police spokesman Robb Lamoureux told a press conference late Friday. As with previous such shootings, the episode revived debate on gun control, even though the gun involved was legally acquired.   AFP