US gun violence in six chilling statistics

Santa Fe High School in Texas becomes scene of latest fatal school shooting

A pistol is fired at a US gun show
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A Texas high school has become the latest US campus to be struck by gun violence, as at least eight people lost their lives in an early-morning rampage in an art classroom.

The unidentified gunman opened fire at Santa Fe High School just before 8am local time on Friday morning.

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