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People wait to be reunited with loved ones after a school shooting at Gardena High School on January 18, 2011 in Gardena, California. According to reports, a student had brought a gun into school in a backpack and the weapon accidentally fired, injuring two students. A bullet struck a 15-year-old girl in the head and 15-year-old boy in the neck.

Families wait to reunite after accidental shooting at L.A. area high school

By Carissa Ray

The expressions on these family members faces seem to epitomize the feeling that the worst part is not knowing. How do you think this shooting being deemed "accidental" changes the conversation?

The AP reports: A handful of frantic parents rushed to the school after hearing about the shooting on the news. They paced nervously as they waited behind police tapes for word from their children.

"I've never heard of anything like this before," said Thomas Hill, whose 16-year-old and 18-year-old children attend the school. "You're going to have confrontations between kids but never this."

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