Texas student dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound at high school

By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas high school student shot himself to death in the courtyard of his public school during the lunch hour on Tuesday, school officials said. The student, whose name and age were not released, died at 12:04 p.m. local time (5:04 p.m. GMT) after shooting himself at Lanier High School in Austin, said Tiffany Young, a spokeswoman for the Austin Independent School District. No other students were harmed, officials said. “We are saddened by this tragic loss,” Young said. “Our thoughts are with the family. …