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Ohio school shooting: Students injured in Chardon Ohio shooting: One dead at Chardon High School
(40 minutes later)
Five US students have been hurt in a high school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, officials say. A US student has been killed and four injured in a high school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, police have said.
The students were injured when a gunman opened fire in the cafeteria at Chardon High School, the FBI said. The students were injured when a gunman opened fire in the cafeteria at Chardon High School, the FBI said, which was busy at breakfast time.
Medical helicopters were dispatched to the scene and took two of the injured to a hospital in the nearby town of Mayfield Heights. Two of the injured were taken by helicopter to Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, and three others went by ambulance to Cleveland Hospital.
The superintendent of Chardon told a local TV station one gunman had been taken into custody. Authorities say one gunman was involved, and he has been arrested.
An official said that four boys and one girl were injured in the shooting.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). 'Get down'
As well as the two airlifted victims, three injured students were taken by ambulance to Cleveland Hospital. Ambulances arrived from Chardon as well as from three nearby towns within 30 minutes of the shooting, which happened at 07:30 local time (12:30 GMT).
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. Local news reports said the gunman was chased out of the building by a teacher before turning himself in to two people in the vicinity of the school.
Parents flocked to the school, which has about 1,100 pupils, to collect their children in the aftermath of the shooting. "I am happy to tell you that the student that did the shooting is captured," a sheriff's official said to reporters at the scene.
"He actually turned himself in to a couple of innocent bystanders just north of the city here in Chardon township."
Some students said they recognised the shooter, and have described him as a classmate.
One boy who was in the cafeteria at when gunfire broke out told US news channel MSNBC: "I thought it was firecrackers at first, I wasn't sure.
"And then I saw a bunch of people running out. So I started running... I heard someone yell behind me: 'Get down'. And I heard a bunch of shots fired behind me."
Lockdown
Students were evacuated to a nearby elementary school, where parents flocked to collect them. Chardon High School has about 1,100 pupils.
Officials from a number of law enforcement authorities are on the scene.
A special operations team is said to be combing the school, while the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has sent a team of eight agents to trace the firearm.
Other schools in the Chardon area were locked down as the investigation began, reports say.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.