Father Believes Oregon Shooting Victim Saved His Daughter's Life Summary

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The article titled “Father Believes Oregon Shooting Victim Saved His Daughter’s Life” by Tom Goldman describes the idea of the Oregon school shooting. Goldman uses information from the event to describe the effects of the actions of the gunman, Chris Harper-Mercer. First, Goldman explains when the shooting was finally over there were 10 people including the gunman dead. Another important idea from the article describes that a boy, also in the writing class, named Treven Anspach will forever be the Scroggins hero for saving the Scroggins daughter. Additionally, the fact that Lacey Scroggins has to share her experience during the shooting is a powerful example that explains the effects of the action of the gunman. The details

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