This was the first fatal school shooting in Oregon since the 1998 Thurston High School shooting , which left two students and the shooter 's parents dead and another 25 wounded . Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber attended a community vigil in Troutdale that evening ; he called the shooting " a senseless act of violence " . President Barack Obama , speaking at a Tumblr-sponsored question-and-answer session the day of the shooting , declared , " We 're the only developed country on earth where this happens . " Obama further stated that only a massive shift in public opinion could sway Congress to act in favor of greater gun control measures
Thurston High School shooting
Thurston High School shooting
Reynolds High School (Troutdale, Oregon)