A teenage student of Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, Arizona, United States, has committed suicide.
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18-yr-old student shoots self to death in US school
Marcus Wheeler, an 18-year-old top athlete and star cross country runner, shot himself to death around 8:30 am on Tuesday while school was on session.
Marcus Wheeler committed suicide on school grounds
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Marcus Wheeler, an 18-year-old top athlete and star cross country runner, shot himself to death around 8:30 am on Tuesday while school was on session.
A female school resource officer had tried to convince him to drop his gun but failed.
Tempe police said the tragic incident happened on Tuesday morning.
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A female student, Azalea Lopez, told Fox that the school was locked down for about 90 minutes after the incident.
"The security guard ran in and told us everyone needs to get in the room, someone has a gun, it was really frantic," she said.
Another student and fellow athlete, Isiah Bolden, said he talked with Wheeler before his death but saw no signs of the impending tragedy.
"I wish he did show a sign so I could have talked to him," Bolden said.
The school sent all students home after the shooting as concerned parents flocked in.
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