Students attend a prayer vigil for students killed and injured after a 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun at Marshall County High School (Picture: REUTERS/Harrison McClary)

There have been 11 US school shootings so far this year. That’s nearly one every other day in 2018.

The most recent took place at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, on Tuesday.

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A girl and a boy, both aged 15, have been identified as victims.

The teenagers, who have not been named, were gunned down by a 15-year-old boy at the school in Benton, Kentucky.


Authorities say the girl died at the scene, while the male victim died of his injuries in hospital.

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Tiffany Moreland and her daughter Emily Moreland mourn the loss of students (Picture: REUTERS)

Patrick Adamson, youth director and praise leader at Briensburg Baptist Church, comforts two people prior to a prayer vigil (Picture: AP)

Stewart Walker grieves after the school shooting in Kentucky (Picture: REUTERS)

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The shooter, who is now in custody, also left 19 people injured, including 14 students who suffered gun shot wounds.



Just one day before, a 16-year-old boy stormed the cafeteria of Italy High School near Dallas in Texas and gunned down a 15-year-old girl.

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The victim was airlifted to hospital. It is not known how many times or where she was shot. She is still making a recovery in hospital.

The alleged gunman has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, authorities say.

At the start of January, a 32-year-year-old climbed aboard a school bus and opened fire in Iowa. No one was injured.

Emergency services swarmed to the scene (Picture: AP)

Dozens of emergency responders rushed to secure the school in the wake of the shooting, which killed one person (Picture: AP)

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Gun laws have remained relatively untouched for years. No president has managed to pass regulation that would help curb such shootings — and now, with pro-gun Donald Trump in charge, change seems more unlikely than ever.

The string of shootings come after America’s worst gun-related massacre last year.

Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and injured 489 when he opened fire from a hotel window at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas in October.

The National Rife Association (NRA) used the killings to push for lax gun control laws that would mean all Americans have the right to carry a gun.

Their response for the deadliest mass shooting in US history was to fight it with more guns. You couldn’t make it up.

A spokesperson said: ‘Unfortunately, the first response from some politicians has been to call for more gun control. Banning guns from law-abiding Americans based on the criminal act of a madman will do nothing to prevent future attacks.

‘In an increasingly dangerous world, the NRA remains focused on our mission: strengthening Americans’ Second Amendment freedom to defend themselves, their families and their communities.

‘To that end, on behalf of our five million members across the country, we urge Congress to pass National Right-to-Carry reciprocity, which will allow law-abiding Americans to defend themselves and their families from acts of violence.’