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Article: Teen gun violence strikes again at Calif. HS.(News)
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- The Boston Herald
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- March 23, 2001
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An 18-year-old student opened fire at his San Diego-area high school yesterday, wounding three classmates and two teachers before he was shot in a gunbattle with a police officer, authorities said.
The latest round of school violence occurred at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, Calif. - just a few miles from where two students were killed less than three weeks ago in neighboring Santee.
The suspect, identified by authorities as Jason Hoffman, underwent surgery after being shot in the jaw and buttocks, a hospital spokeswoman said. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The students and teachers suffered shotgun pellet ...