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Julie Foreman embraces her son Enzo Staganro 11, (left) with his older sister Taryn Staganro, 14, close by after picking him up at E.O. Green School. Oxnard police say an eighth-grader was shot by another student Tuesday inside a computer lab. The 15-year-old boy later died at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard.

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An Oxnard police officer speaks with two people outside E.O. Green School in Oxnard where an 8:15am shooting has left a 15-year-old in serious condition. The suspect, also believed to be a student at the school, ran off campus after the shooting but was apprehended nearby, police said.

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E.O. Green School eighth graders, left to right, Jose Sepulveda, Martin Carrillo, and Oscar Sanchez, who said they knew Brandon McInerney, talk about the shooting Wednesday after school was let out. The students were very shocked by the shooting. "It felt kind of sad," Sepulveda said.

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Jacob Archibeque poses for a photograph at wrestling practice in the Ventura High School wrestling room.

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Thousand Oaks' Dillon Brockert, right, wrestles an opponent from Arroyo High in the 215-pound class at the CIF Division II dual meet championships at Royal High.

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Rio Mesa High School's Liz Branch, top, lines up for a shot on the goal over the outstretched arm of St. Joseph High School's Sierra Peltcher during Thursday afternoon's match at Rio Mesa.

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Riders cross under a balloon arch at the start of a charity ride that took place on February 10, 2008 at the Amgen Thousand Oaks campus. The ride was sponsored by the Amgen Cycling Club and benefited the Breakaway from Cancer Initiative and the Wellness Community. Riders were free to choose from two routes, one 25 miles and the other 50 miles.

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Freshman Luci Scolari laughs after placing her dead bee on a stick in Kristen Akl's fourth-period biology class at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura on Monday. The stick bees, as they are called, are used to pollenate plants in an experiment. Akl said having the students use real bees helps them remember the lesson.

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Oxnard High senior Jessica Molina, 17, who plays tenor saxophone for the Oxnard High School/Oxnard College jazz band, recently won a student music contest and will perform with musical talent Poncho Sanchez in concert February 16. "I'm surprised that I won," Molina said.

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Brooks restaurant executive chef and co-owner Andy Brooks smells a new pinot noir before tasting it at his restaurant on Sunday afternoon. Brooks owns the restaurant with his wife Jayme.

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Leonard, 101, and Sara, 96, Lautzenhiser have been married for 80 years. Residents of Atria Las Posas since September 2005, the Lautzenhisers renewed their wedding vows as part of a Valentine's Day celebration at the senior living community. Their secret to a long and happy marriage is learning to enjoy the ups and downs of life together they said.

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Michelle Mathis waits with her friend Kristi Thrift's daughter Kristina Thrift, 3, at the homecoming of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 Wednesday morning. Chief Kristi Thrift has been deployed for six-months in Southwest Asia completing numerous construction and camp maintenancec projects with detachments to Spain, Cuba, Romania and Kuwait.
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