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| Ohio shooting: One dead at Chardon High School | Ohio shooting: One dead at Chardon High School |
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| A US student has been killed and four injured in a high school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, police have said. | 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, which was busy at breakfast time. | 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. |
| Two of the injured were taken by helicopter to Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, and three others went by ambulance to Cleveland Hospital. | Two of the injured were taken by helicopter to Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, and three others went by ambulance to Cleveland Hospital. |
| Authorities say one gunman was involved, and he has been arrested. | 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. |
| 'Get down' | 'Get down' |
| 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). | 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 before turning himself in to two people in the vicinity of the school. | 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. |
| "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. | "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." | "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. | Some students said they recognised the shooter, and have described him as a classmate. |
| One boy who was in the cafeteria 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." | "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 | Lockdown |
| Students were evacuated to a nearby elementary school, where parents flocked to collect them. Chardon High School has about 1,100 pupils. | 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 rushed to the scene, with a special operations team said to have combed the school for evidence. | |
| 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. |
| US high schools and university campuses are no stranger to gun attacks, and many have well-drilled security and emergency response procedures in place aiming to prevent attacks and manage the response if a gunman does attack. | |
| Monday's shooting was the worst incidence of gun violence at a US high school in 11 months and the worst shooting in Ohio since late 2007, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence told Reuters news agency. | |
| In the most notorious shooting, two students at Columbine High School in Colorado killed 12 students and a teacher in April 1999. |