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Two children shot in South Carolina school South Carolina school shooter kills dad before rampage
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Two children and a teacher have been injured in a shooting at a primary school in Townville, South Carolina. A teenager killed his father before going to a nearby primary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, police say.
A teenage suspect is in custody, and police say that all children are now safe. The students have been relocated to a nearby church. The suspect was arrested after wounding two boys and a female teacher at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina.
The shooting took place at 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT) at the Townville Elementary School, which is home to 286 students, according to local media. One child was shot in the leg and the other in the foot, while the teacher was hit in the shoulder, said police.
Local officials say the children's injuries are not life-threatening. Officials say there is no evidence the attack was tied to terrorism or racism.
SWAT teams have searched the school and confirmed that no threats remain. Capt Garland Major said the the unnamed suspect first gunned down his 47-year-old father, Jeffrey Osborne, at their home.
Both child victims were transported to hospital by helicopter. He then made his way about two miles to the school at 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT), according to local media.
Officials are also investigating the discovery of a dead body that was found 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away from the school. Anderson County school district 4 superintendent Joanne Avery told a news conference that school officials are "heartbroken about this senseless act of violence".
The death is "believed to be related" to the shooting, Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore told local media. SWAT teams searched the school, which has some 300 students, and confirmed that no threats remain.
Nearby schools were placed on "Code Yellow" meaning that lessons continued but nobody is allowed inside the buildings. Nearby schools were placed on "Code Yellow", meaning that lessons continued but nobody was allowed into the buildings.
All the students were transported a nearby church, where they were reunited with their parents.
Parents received a text alert from the school district informing them of the shooting, and telling them where to pick up their kids.Parents received a text alert from the school district informing them of the shooting, and telling them where to pick up their kids.
Mothers and fathers have been tearfully reunited with their children at the Oakdale Baptist Church. The traffic queue of mothers and fathers picking up their children was reportedly nearly a mile long.
The traffic queue of parents picking up their children is reportedly a mile long.
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