What we know so far about the victims of the Michigan school shooting
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An athlete on the honor roll, an artist looking forward to college, a bowling team co-captain and a freshman with a "kind heart" were killed in a Michigan school shooting this week. Seven others were also wounded and are in varying conditions as a result of what Oxford High School called a "horrific tragedy."
"We grieve the students who lost their lives and we ache for all those who have been injured and impacted," the school wrote in a statement. "We appreciate the heartfelt outpouring of support we have received from across our community, our state, and our nation."
A 15-year-old student is accused of opening fire inside the high school on Monday. Authorities have not yet established a motive, but investigators said there is a "mountain of digital evidence" that suggests the attack was premeditated. He faces 24 charges, including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder.
Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.