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| At least two students were killed and 17 other people were injured in a school shooting on Tuesday at Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky. | At least two students were killed and 17 other people were injured in a school shooting on Tuesday at Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky. |
| The suspect, a 15-year-old student at the school, was taken into custody in “a nonviolent apprehension,” Gov. Matt Bevin said on Tuesday. | The suspect, a 15-year-old student at the school, was taken into custody in “a nonviolent apprehension,” Gov. Matt Bevin said on Tuesday. |
| The student, who was not immediately identified, entered the school with a handgun at 7:59 a.m., according to Richard W. Sanders, commissioner of the Kentucky State Police. The student will be charged with murder and attempted murder, he said. | The student, who was not immediately identified, entered the school with a handgun at 7:59 a.m., according to Richard W. Sanders, commissioner of the Kentucky State Police. The student will be charged with murder and attempted murder, he said. |
| A 15-year-old girl died at the school, and a 15-year-old boy died later in a hospital, the officials said. | A 15-year-old girl died at the school, and a 15-year-old boy died later in a hospital, the officials said. |
| Fourteen people were shot, two of whom died, Mr. Bevin said. Six people were flown to a hospital, including the boy who died, Mr. Bevin said. | Fourteen people were shot, two of whom died, Mr. Bevin said. Six people were flown to a hospital, including the boy who died, Mr. Bevin said. |
| “These children belong to this community, and to specific families in this community,” he said at an afternoon news conference. “And this is a wound that is going to take a long time to heal, and for some in this community, will never fully heal.” | “These children belong to this community, and to specific families in this community,” he said at an afternoon news conference. “And this is a wound that is going to take a long time to heal, and for some in this community, will never fully heal.” |
| Benton is about 200 miles southwest of Louisville, near the western tip of Kentucky. About 31,000 people live in Marshall County. | Benton is about 200 miles southwest of Louisville, near the western tip of Kentucky. About 31,000 people live in Marshall County. |
| “This is something that has struck in the heart of Kentucky,” Lt. Michael B. Webb of Kentucky State Police said at the news conference. “It’s not far away, it’s here.” | “This is something that has struck in the heart of Kentucky,” Lt. Michael B. Webb of Kentucky State Police said at the news conference. “It’s not far away, it’s here.” |
| It was the second school shooting this week. On Monday, a 15-year-old girl in Italy, Texas, was hospitalized after her 16-year-old classmate shot her, according to local news reports. That suspect, a boy, was taken into custody by the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said on Tuesday that the victim was recovering. | It was the second school shooting this week. On Monday, a 15-year-old girl in Italy, Texas, was hospitalized after her 16-year-old classmate shot her, according to local news reports. That suspect, a boy, was taken into custody by the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said on Tuesday that the victim was recovering. |
| And it was not the area’s first mass shooting. In 1997, a 14-year-old killed three people and injured five when he shot into a prayer circle at Heath High School in West Paducah, just 35 miles away. | And it was not the area’s first mass shooting. In 1997, a 14-year-old killed three people and injured five when he shot into a prayer circle at Heath High School in West Paducah, just 35 miles away. |
| John Parks, who owns the Fisherman’s Headquarters store about a mile away from Marshall County High School, described the area as a “very close-knit community” where just about everyone would have known a student at the school. | John Parks, who owns the Fisherman’s Headquarters store about a mile away from Marshall County High School, described the area as a “very close-knit community” where just about everyone would have known a student at the school. |
| While every school shooting is tragic, “it’s personal when it’s a small town like this,” he said. | While every school shooting is tragic, “it’s personal when it’s a small town like this,” he said. |
| “It creates a different sense of urgency, but the feeling of senselessness is the same,” he said. | “It creates a different sense of urgency, but the feeling of senselessness is the same,” he said. |