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Oxford High School shooting victims dead identified Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre

The three teens who were gunned down by a fellow student at their Michigan high school were identified Tuesday night — as authorities revealed the gunman’s father purchased the weapon just four days before the rampage.

Among the victims in the horrific shooting was Tate Myre, a 16-year-old “standout” football player at Oxford High School who died from his wounds on the way to the hospital in the back of a patrol car.

The two other victims were Hana St. Juliana , 14 and Madisyn Baldwin, 17, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

“This kind of thing can happen anywhere and sadly it happened even in a sweet quiet community like Oxford,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael J Bouchard said at a Tuesday night press briefing.

The 15-year-old suspect, a sophomore at the school, also wounded seven other students, ranging in age from 14 to 17, and a 47-year-old teacher, authorities said.

Three of the injured students, a 15-year-old boy, and two girls, ages 14 and 17, are in critical condition. 

The shooter was uninjured and taken into custody in the hallway of the school by deputies who arrived on scene within 2 to 3 minutes of the first 911 call reporting the gunfire. 

Myre, a junior running back and middle linebacker on the football squad, was described by a fellow Michigan high school football player as a beloved athlete in the area.

“He was a standout player. He inspired many people and was loved by many people,” Matt Johnson, 17, told The Post.

Tate Myre (left) was a 16-year-old "standout" football player at Oxford High School who died from his wounds in the shooting – as Madisyn Baldwin (center) and Hana St. Juliana were also among the deceased victims.
Tate Myre (left) was a 16-year-old “standout” football player at Oxford High School who died from his wounds in the shooting – as Madisyn Baldwin (center) and Hana St. Juliana were also among the deceased victims.
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Johnson, who attends a different high school and has played against Myre, said he was in “utter shock” when he learned of the tragedy earlier Tuesday.

“There’s just no words to describe it. I just can’t believe stuff like this happens and stuff like this is allowed to happen.”

Baldwin, the oldest of three siblings, was a senior who had already been accepted to several colleges, her family told ClickOnDetroit.

The teen suspected of carrying out the shocking attack was in police custody at a juvenile detention center and on suicide watch, authorities said.

He has retained a lawyer at the direction of his parents and refused to speak with investigators, Oakland County Sheriff Michael J Bouchard said at a Tuesday night press briefing.

The Oxford school shooting attack left many in shock, as the suspected teen killer who carried out the attack was in police custody at a juvenile detention center and on suicide watch, authorities said.
The Oxford school shooting attack left many in shock, as the suspected teen killer who carried out the attack was in police custody at a juvenile detention center and on suicide watch, authorities said.
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Bouchard said the weapon used in the shooting was a 9mm Sig Sauer pistol that was purchased by the boy’s father on Nov. 26.

Investigators believed the shooter fired off at least 12 shots and had taken three 15-round magazines with him to school, concealing the weapon and ammunition in a bag that was later found by canine units.

A search warrant was executed at the teen’s home and authorities retrieved several items, including the boy’s phone, Bouchard said.

A parent hugs a child following an active shooting at Oxford High School that left three students dead.
A parent hugs a child following the active shooting at Oxford High School that left three students dead and wounded seven others — including a 47-year-old teacher, authorities said.
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Deputies will present the case to the local prosecutor who will decide on the charges, according to Bouchard.

A motive in the shooting is still unclear. 

Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe stressed at an earlier briefing that online conspiracy theories and rumors, including claims that the attack had been planned, were unconfirmed. 

Bouchard touched on the same topic Tuesday night, saying that “none” of the rumors were reported to police before today. 

The Oxford High School shooter was uninjured and taken into custody in the hallway of the school by deputies who made it to the chaotic scene within 2 to 3 minutes of the first 911 call reported of gunfire.
The Oxford High School shooter was taken into custody in the hallway of the school by deputies who made it to the chaotic scene within 2 to 3 minutes of the first 911 call reported of gunfire.
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Oxford high, which has about 1,800 students, had been targeted in a bizarre vandalism incident a few weeks ago when someone tossed a deer head from the school’s roof and splashing red paint on some of its windows.

The school acknowledged in a later letter to parents that ensuing rumors might be a “concern’’ to them.

McCabe said the vandalism was “absolutely unrelated’’ to Tuesday’s carnage.

This was the model of gun used in the Oxford High School Shooting, as
investigators claim the shooter fired off at least 12 shots and taken three 15-round magazines with him to school.
This was the model of gun used in the Oxford High School Shooting, as
investigators claim the shooter fired off at least 12 shots and taken three 15-round magazines with him to school.
Sig Sauer

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