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| 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”. | 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 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. | 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 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. | “This occurred in an isolated area,” Glendale police sergeant David Vidaure added. |
| The girls were sophomores, officials said. | 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 on Friday morning. About 2,000 students are enrolled at the public high school. | |
| Police said the girls, who have not been identified, were found near the school cafeteria and they had no information on who may have fired the shots. | Police said the girls, who have not been identified, were found near the school cafeteria and they had no information on who may have fired the shots. |
| Arianna Trujillo, a 15-year-old sophomore at the school, said she had a history class with one of the girls who died. She said she worked with her and other students on group projects several times. | Arianna Trujillo, a 15-year-old sophomore at the school, said she had a history class with one of the girls who died. She said she worked with her and other students on group projects several times. |
| “She would always ask questions in class and was very funny and outgoing,” Arianna said. | “She would always ask questions in class and was very funny and outgoing,” Arianna said. |
| She said she was walking to her first class when she saw police on campus and was told to go to the nearest classroom. She stayed in her art class for almost two hours before she and other students were allowed to leave campus. | She said she was walking to her first class when she saw police on campus and was told to go to the nearest classroom. She stayed in her art class for almost two hours before she and other students were allowed to leave campus. |
| “I never imagined something like this would happen at my school,” Arianna said. | “I never imagined something like this would happen at my school,” Arianna said. |
| 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. | 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’s 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.” |