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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A gunman killed another person and him- self at a Washington busi- ness park Monday in an attack that briefly prompt- ed a lockdown at a nearby school. The suspect, described as a man in his 60s, was found dead in a car near the Benjamin Moore Paint distribution center in Van- couver, Wash., police spokeswoman Kim Kapp said. ''We do not believe there are any outstanding suspects,'' Kapp said. ''There is no threat to the general public.'' Officers had said earli- er they were searching for the attacker, and locked down a nearby elementary school as a precaution. No one else was injured in the shooting just before noon, Kapp said. Police have identified both the shooter and the person he killed, but will not release their names or their relationship to each other until their families have been notified, Kapp said. The business is in an industrial park next to a state highway. At least four police cars were at the scene hours after the shooting. A spokeswoman with Vancouver Public Schools said police locked down a nearby elementary school, nearby Fruit Valley Com- munity Learning Center, for about 10 minutes as a precaution. Vancouver is near Port- land, Ore., on the north bank of the Columbia River. It's the fourth largest city in Washington, with a population of more than 161,000. Kendra Abdich, 24, said she heard two loud bangs at about 11:30 a.m. Abdich, who lives one block from the office park, said the businesses often load and unload trucks, and sudden, loud noises aren't unusual. But Abdich said she soon saw several police cars ''flying by,'' and then checked her computer. She saw news reports and realized she lived about 100 yards from the scene. ''It's not normal out here,'' Abdich said. ''It's a little scary.'' PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Four national Native American organizations on Monday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the treatment of American Indian and Alaska Native children in the private adop- tion and public child wel- fare systems, saying civil rights violations there are rampant. The groups also called for the federal government to take a stronger role in enforcing compliance of the Indian Child Welfare Act. They said in a letter to Joce- lyn Samuels, the Justice Department's acting assis- tant attorney general for civil rights, that there is ''minimal federal over- sight'' over the implementa- tion of the law. The letter follows a recent high-profile custody battle over a Cherokee girl known as Baby Veronica who eventually was adopted by a white South Carolina couple. It also comes amid lawsuits alleging violations of federal law governing foster care and adoptions in some states. The organizations, which include the Portland- based National Indian Child Welfare Association, alleged in their letter that some guardians appointed by the court mock Native American culture; state workers put down tradition- al Native ways of parenting; and children are placed in white homes when Indian relatives and Native foster care homes are available. ''These stories highlight patterns of behavior that are, at best, unethical and, at worst, unlawful,'' the let- ter states. ''Although these civil rights violations are well-known and common- place, they continue to go unchecked and unexam- ined.'' The federal government had no an immediate response to the letter. Native children are dis- proportionately represent- ed in the child welfare sys- tem nationwide, especially in foster care. Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 after finding very high numbers of Indian children being removed from their homes by public and private agencies and placed in non-Indian foster and adoptive homes and institutions. Federal law now requires that additional ser- vices be provided to Native families to prevent unwar- ranted removal. And it requires that Indian chil- dren who are removed be placed whenever possible with relatives or with other Native Americans, in a way that preserves their connec- tion with their tribe, com- munity and relatives. While Native groups agree that the Indian Child Welfare Act has been effec- tive in slowing the removal of Indian children from their families, major chal- lenges remain. 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For someone who nor- mally eats 2,000 calories daily, even consuming two 12-ounce cans of soda substantially increases the risk. For most American adults, sodas and other sugary drinks are the main source of added sugar. Lead author Quanhe Yang of the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention called the results sobering and said it's the first nationally representative study to examine the issue. Scientists aren't certain exactly how sugar may contribute to deadly heart problems, but it has been shown to increase blood pressure and levels of unhealthy cholesterol and triglycerides; and also may increase signs of inflammation linked with heart disease, said Rachel Johnson, head of the American Heart Associa- tion's nutrition committee and a University of Ver- mont nutrition professor. Yang and colleagues analyzed national health surveys between 1988 and 2010 that included ques- tions about people's diets. The authors used national death data to calculate risks of dying during 15 years of follow-up. Overall, more than 30,000 American adults aged 44 on average were involved. Previous studies have linked diets high in sugar with increased risks for non-fatal heart problems, and with obesity, which can also lead to heart trou- ble. But in the new study, obesity didn't explain the link between sugary diets and death. That link was found even in normal- weight people who ate lots of added sugar. ''Too much sugar does not just make us fat; it can also make us sick,'' said Laura Schmidt, a health policy specialist at the University of California, San Francisco. She wrote an editorial accompany- ing the study in Monday's JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers focused on sugar added to processed foods or drinks, or sprinkled in coffee or cereal. Even foods that don't taste sweet have added sugar, including many brands of packaged bread, tomato sauce and salad dressing. Naturally occurring sugar, in fruit and some other foods, wasn't counted. Most health experts agree that too much sugar isn't healthy, but there is no universal consensus on how much is too much. U.S government dietary guidelines issued in 2010 say ''empty'' calories including those from added sugars should account for no more than 15 percent of total daily calories. The average number of daily calories from added sugar among U.S. adults was about 15 percent toward the end of the study, slightly lower than in previous years. The authors divided participants into five cate- gories based on sugar intake, from less than 10 percent of daily calories — the safest amount — to more than 25 percent. Most adults exceed the safest level; and for 1 in 10 adults, added sugar accounts for at least 25 percent of daily calories, the researchers said. The researchers had death data on almost 12,000 adults, including 831 who died from heart disease during the 15- year follow-up. They took into account other factors known to con- tribute to heart problems, including smoking, inac- tivity and excess weight, and still found risks for sugar. As sugar intake increased, risks climbed steeply. Adults who got at least 25 percent of their calo- ries from added sugar were almost three times more likely to die of heart problems than those who consumed the least — less than 10 percent. For those who got more than 15 percent — or the equivalent of about two cans of sugary soda out of 2,000 calories daily — the risk was almost 20 percent higher than the safest level. Sugar calories quickly add up: One teaspoon has about 16 calories; one 12- ounce can of non-diet soda contains has about 9 teaspoons of sugar or about 140 calories; many cinnamon rolls have about 13 teaspoons of sugar; one scoop of chocolate ice cream has about 5 tea- spoons of sugar. Dr. Jonathan Purnell, a professor at Oregon Health & Science Univer- sity's Knight Cardiovas- cular Institute, said while the research doesn't prove ''sugar can cause you to die of a heart attack'', it adds to a grow- ing body of circumstan- tial evidence suggesting that limiting sugar intake can lead to healthier, longer lives. ——— Online: JAMA Internal M e d i c i n e : http://www.jamainternalm edicine.com American Heart A s s o c i a t i o n : http://bit.ly/MTkZm8 Native American groups ask for child welfare probe Gunman kills 1, self at Washington business park