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This photo shows a large wooden sign that says "Abundant Life Christian School" on it. An emergency vehicle is parked on the grass next to the sign. Yellow caution tape extends across the photo.

An emergency vehicle is parked outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., following a shooting on Dec. 16. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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Experts warn that recent school shootings show growth in new radicalization pattern

Some researchers say these recent attacks are examples of "nonideological" terrorism — the result of several antisocial, decentralized, online networks coming together.

Two school shootings highlight a twist in experts’ understanding of these attacks

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A small, growing group of survivors advises school leaders after mass shootings

Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis listens to his students, survivors of the shooting, in April 2019 as he attends "Columbine 20 Years Later: A Faith-based Remembrance Service" at Waterstone Community Church in Littleton, Colo. A dozen students and one teacher were massacred by two heavily armed students. Joe Amon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A small, growing group of survivors advises school leaders after mass shootings

Frank DeAngelis was principal at Columbine High School in Colorado when 12 students and a teacher were killed there. He helps lead a group that offers aid and a sounding board after each fresh attack.

A small, growing group of survivors advises school leaders after mass shootings

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At StoryCorps in Littleton, Colo., last month, siblings Lauren Cartaya and Zach Cartaya said they continue to cope with the trauma of the 1999 Columbine shooting.

At StoryCorps in Littleton, Colo., last month, siblings Lauren Cartaya and Zach Cartaya said they continue to cope with the trauma of the 1999 Columbine shooting. Kevin Oliver/StoryCorps hide caption

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20 Years Later, Sibling Columbine Survivors Reflect

Lauren Cartaya and her older brother, Zach, were at Columbine High School in 1999 when two students opened fire. At StoryCorps, they remember that day and discuss the effect it has had on their lives.

20 Years Later, Sibling Columbine Survivors Reflect

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FBI Says Armed Woman Obsessed With Columbine Apparently Killed Herself In Denver Area

A student leaves Columbine High School late Tuesday in Littleton, Colo. The school was closed Wednesday while authorities looked for a woman they said presented a credible threat ahead of the 20th anniversary of the mass shooting there. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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FBI Says Armed Woman Obsessed With Columbine Apparently Killed Herself In Denver Area

The FBI and local law enforcement had warned of an "armed and dangerous" 18-year-old woman who had an "infatuation" with the mass school shooting. Area schools had closed for the day as a precaution.

The Cruelest Month: Boston Blasts Join List Of Dark Incidents

Oklahoma City Bombing: The Albert P. Murrah Federal Building shows the devastation caused by a fuel and fertilizer truck bomb on April 19, 1995. The blast killed 168 people and injured more than 500. Bob Daemmrich/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Cruelest Month: Boston Blasts Join List Of Dark Incidents

The Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine school shootings and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are among the infamous and sometimes horrific moments that have occurred during the month of April.

Theater Shooting Adds To List Of Violent Colorado Incidents

Police gathered at the east entrance of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., on April 20, 1999, after two teen students went on a shooting rampage before turning the weapons on themselves. Mark Leffingwell/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Theater Shooting Adds To List Of Violent Colorado Incidents

Friday's rampage that killed at least a dozen people in the city of Aurora marks the state's worst mass shooting since Columbine in 1999.

'Domestic Terrorism' Possible In Case Of Pipe Bomb In Mall Near Columbine

This April 20, 2011, image taken from surveillance video and provided by the FBI shows a "person of interest" sought in a fire and the planting of a pipe bomb and two propane tanks near a food court at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, Colo. AP hide caption

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'Domestic Terrorism' Possible In Case Of Pipe Bomb In Mall Near Columbine

Authorities say they want to speak with a "person of interest" who was seen in a mall where a pipe bomb and propane tanks were discovered Wednesday.

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