Los Angeles, May 7: A teenaged student was fatally shot and multiple others were wounded on Tuesday in a school shooting by fellow pupils in the US state of Colorado, across town from one of the worst gun massacres in the country’s modern history.
“It is with extreme sadness that we can confirm that 1 student at the STEM School was killed,” the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter, putting the deceased victim’s age at 18.
Sheriff Tony Spurlock had earlier said several of the wounded students — of whom there were a total of eight — were in critical condition, including some in surgery. No staff or teachers were known to be hurt. The youngest injured student was 15.
Two suspects were in custody — an adult man and a male youth. Both attended the school. There were no further suspects.
The two individuals “walked into the STEM school, got deep inside the school and engaged students in two separate locations,” the sheriff added, noting the shooting took place at the high school, where students spend the last four years before college.
“We have no information about anyone being targeted.” A handgun was recovered at the scene. Spurlock said the school notified first responders “almost immediately” and deputies arrived to the scene about two minutes later. (AFP)
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