Kentucky High School Shooting: One Person Dead, Several Injured
At Least Five Injured
One person is dead and at least five others are injured at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, WFTS reports. The shooter has been captured.
CNN reports the entire local police department is on the scene:
RT CNN: JUST IN: At least one person dead, multiple others wounded in Kentucky high school shooting, governor says. The shooter is in custody. https://t.co/qnJMiadQHq pic.twitter.com/ka0Jl0yHOQ
— Barbara Muñiz (@tattakrylova) January 23, 2018A
An NBC affiliate has posted this video of what appears to be from inside the school:
#BREAKING: 1 dead, many injured in high school shooting in southwest Kentucky https://t.co/qbGgvhk5Sz
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) January 23, 2018
Governor Matt Bevin confirmed the news via Twitter:
Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS…Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded…Much yet unknown…Please do not speculate or spread hearsay…Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us…
— Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) January 23, 2018
Tuesday’s school shooting follows another school shooting Monday in Texas.
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