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3 Injured in Shooting at Elementary School in South Carolina, Police Say 3 Injured in Shooting at Elementary School in South Carolina, Police Say
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Two students and a teacher were shot and wounded at an elementary school in South Carolina on Wednesday, and a teenage suspect was in police custody, according to local media reports.Two students and a teacher were shot and wounded at an elementary school in South Carolina on Wednesday, and a teenage suspect was in police custody, according to local media reports.
WYFF News 4 reported that the police had bused the remaining students from Townville Elementary School to a church nearby in Anderson County, 108 miles northeast of Atlanta.WYFF News 4 reported that the police had bused the remaining students from Townville Elementary School to a church nearby in Anderson County, 108 miles northeast of Atlanta.
WYFF said the authorities believed the shooting was linked to a death at a home on Osborne Road, about three miles from the school. There was no explanation yet of how the death was connected. WYFF said the authorities were investigating if the shooting was linked to a death on Osborne Road, about three miles from the school. There was no explanation yet of how the death was connected.
A helicopter took the two children to a hospital nearby, and the female teacher was taken away by ambulance, WYFF reported. A helicopter took the two children to a hospital nearby, and the teacher was taken away by ambulance, WYFF reported.
The authorities urged parents and family members not to go to the school and to head to the Baptist church on Highway 24. The authorities, notified of the shooting about 1:45 p.m., urged parents and family members not to go to the school, and to head to the baptist church on Highway 24.
On a live stream posted to Facebook by WYFF in Greenville, S.C., buses could be seen taking students away. The video showed concerned parents flocking to the building and milling about in the parking lot, some looking intently into their phones. On a live stream posted to Facebook by WYFF in Greenville, buses could be seen taking students away. The video showed concerned parents flocking to the building and milling about in the parking lot, some looking intently into their phones.
At one point, a group of armed police officers could be seen moving from one school entrance to another, and others could be seen on the school roof.At one point, a group of armed police officers could be seen moving from one school entrance to another, and others could be seen on the school roof.
“Oh, my God, is he still in there?” one anguished woman could be heard saying. Another said she was waiting for news about her sister’s children.“Oh, my God, is he still in there?” one anguished woman could be heard saying. Another said she was waiting for news about her sister’s children.
Townville, near Lake Hartwell in northwest South Carolina, is about 40 miles southwest of Greenville. It had a population of 4,586 in December 2015.Townville, near Lake Hartwell in northwest South Carolina, is about 40 miles southwest of Greenville. It had a population of 4,586 in December 2015.
Kimberly Poulin, a clerk for the County Council, said the school served a sparsely populated agricultural area.
“It is very small,” said Ms. Poulin. “It’s a very small community. A rural community.”
Ms. Poulin said she had never heard of gun violence in the area until Wednesday.
“Not as long as I’ve lived here in 15 years,” she said. “It’s awful.”