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Three-year-old Noah Woods remains missing in Brantham, Suffolk, after being last seen at a Merriam Close playground on Tuesday afternoon. Police describe the case as a missing person investigation with no evidence of danger to others. Volunteers, drones and helicopters are aiding the search, with CCTV and door-to-door inquiries underway.
Three students and a teacher have died after a 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend. A bystander intervened, shooting the attacker inside the school; a 7-year-old survivor and a teacher are hospitalized. Investigations and security reviews are under way as the community mourns.