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Kentucky school shooting: Two teenagers dead and 17 injured | Kentucky school shooting: Two teenagers dead and 17 injured |
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Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a high school shooting in the US state of Kentucky. | Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a high school shooting in the US state of Kentucky. |
A 15-year-old girl died at the scene at Marshall County High School in the town of Benton and a 15-year-old boy died in hospital, said Kentucky's governor. | A 15-year-old girl died at the scene at Marshall County High School in the town of Benton and a 15-year-old boy died in hospital, said Kentucky's governor. |
The unidentified attacker was a 15-year-old male student, who was arrested and is in custody. | The unidentified attacker was a 15-year-old male student, who was arrested and is in custody. |
State police said he was detained about 15 minutes after opening fire at 08:00 local time on Tuesday. | State police said he was detained about 15 minutes after opening fire at 08:00 local time on Tuesday. |
The lone attacker was a student at the school who opened fire with a handgun in a common area before classes started, according to local media. | The lone attacker was a student at the school who opened fire with a handgun in a common area before classes started, according to local media. |
He will be charged with murder and attempted murder, said officials, who add that the FBI is assisting in the investigation. | |
"To walk in, the backpacks laying around, the phones laying around, going off, it's indescribable," said Marshall County Attorney Jeffery Edwards, reports the Louisville Courier-Journal. | "To walk in, the backpacks laying around, the phones laying around, going off, it's indescribable," said Marshall County Attorney Jeffery Edwards, reports the Louisville Courier-Journal. |
"I've been doing this for 25 years. It's not like anything I've experienced in my life." | "I've been doing this for 25 years. It's not like anything I've experienced in my life." |
Mr Edwards told the newspaper that the shooter had appeared to open fire at random. | Mr Edwards told the newspaper that the shooter had appeared to open fire at random. |
The state governor said the attacker was taken into custody in "a nonviolent apprehension". | |
Five students were taken to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee for treatment. One died there after suffering a gunshot to the head. | |
"There's an uptick of these mass casualties across the country... and we can handle a huge load of patients," said trauma surgeon Dr Richard Miller during a press conference. | |
Governor Matt Bevin called the attack a "tremendous tragedy" in a statement posted on Twitter. | Governor Matt Bevin called the attack a "tremendous tragedy" in a statement posted on Twitter. |
"It is unbelievable that this would happen in a small, close-knit community like Marshall County," he said. | "It is unbelievable that this would happen in a small, close-knit community like Marshall County," he said. |
"As there is still much unknown, I encourage people to love on each other at this time. | "As there is still much unknown, I encourage people to love on each other at this time. |
"Do not speculate, but come alongside each other in support and allow the facts to come out." | "Do not speculate, but come alongside each other in support and allow the facts to come out." |
The school has 1,146 students. Benton is about 130 miles (210 km) north-west of Nashville, Tennessee. | The school has 1,146 students. Benton is about 130 miles (210 km) north-west of Nashville, Tennessee. |
In Washington, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to send "prayers of comfort and healing to students, faculty, and staff and everyone affected by this violence". | In Washington, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to send "prayers of comfort and healing to students, faculty, and staff and everyone affected by this violence". |
It is at least the second gun attack in an American school in as many days. | It is at least the second gun attack in an American school in as many days. |
A 15-year-old girl was shot by a 16-year-old classmate in her high school cafeteria on Monday in the small Texas town of Italy. | A 15-year-old girl was shot by a 16-year-old classmate in her high school cafeteria on Monday in the small Texas town of Italy. |
The girl is recovering in hospital; her attacker fled but was later arrested. | The girl is recovering in hospital; her attacker fled but was later arrested. |