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Ohio school shooting: Students injured in Chardon | Ohio school shooting: Students injured in Chardon |
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Five US students have been hurt in a high school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, officials say. | |
The students were injured when a gunman opened fire in the cafeteria at Chardon High School, the FBI said. | |
Medical helicopters were dispatched to the scene and took two of the injured to a hospital in the nearby town of Mayfield Heights. | |
The superintendent of Chardon told a local TV station one gunman had been taken into custody. | The superintendent of Chardon told a local TV station one gunman had been taken into custody. |
An official said that four boys and one girl were injured in the shooting. | |
Ambulances had arrived from Chardon as well as from three nearby towns some 30 minutes after the shooting, which happened at 07:30 local time (12:30 GMT). | |
As well as the two airlifted victims, three injured students were taken by ambulance to Cleveland Hospital. | |
Local news reports said the gunman was chased out of the building by a teacher. Some students say they recognised the shooter, and have described him as a classmate. | |
Parents flocked to the school, which has about 1,100 pupils, to collect their children in the aftermath of the shooting. | |
Other schools in the Chardon area were locked down as the investigation began, reports say. | |
Chardon, a town of about 5,000 residents, is located about 30 miles (48km) east of the city of Cleveland. | Chardon, a town of about 5,000 residents, is located about 30 miles (48km) east of the city of Cleveland. |