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Two teenage girls dead after shooting at high school in Arizona Two teenage girls dead after shooting at high school in Arizona
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Two teenage girls died in a shooting at a high school in Glendale, Arizona, Friday morning in an incident that police say was “isolated”. Two teenage girls died in a shooting at a high school in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday morning in an incident that police say was “isolated”.
The girls, both 15 years old, were shot once at Independence High School, Glendale officer Tracey Breeden told reporters at a news conference, according to the Associated Press. She said police found a weapon near their bodies and that officials were not searching for any suspects. The girls, both 15 years old, were each shot once at Independence High School, Glendale officer Tracey Breeden told reporters at a news conference, according to the Associated Press. She said police found a weapon near their bodies and that officials were not searching for any suspects.
“This is not an active shooter situation, and we realized that once we got on scene,” Breeden said. She could not confirm if one of the girls had killed themselves, but said to parents: “Your children are safe.”
“This occurred in an isolated area,” Glendale police sergeant David Vidaure added.
The girls were sophomores, officials said.
“The incident was isolated. The school and neighborhood are safe,” the local police department said on Twitter this morning.“The incident was isolated. The school and neighborhood are safe,” the local police department said on Twitter this morning.
The campus at the school, located in a suburb of Phoenix, was on lockdown Friday morning. The campus at the school, located in a suburb of Phoenix, was on lockdown Friday morning. About 2,000 students are enrolled at the public high school.
Police said the girls were found near an administration building and had no information on who may have fired the shots. Police said the girls were found near an administrative building and they had no information on who may have fired the shots.
More soon. The Glendale school district set up a staging area where parents could pick up their students, officials announced. Dozens of anxious parents were gathering, waiting to reunite with their children.
Arizona governor Doug Ducey said he was monitoring the situation and tweeted sympathies: “Our prayers are with the students, educators & families at Independence High School & all the first responders on the scene.”