Another high school has turned into a scene of carnage, this time in western Kentucky.
Fourteen people were wounded, two of them fatally, after a shooter opened fire Tuesday morning at Marshall County High School, Gov. Matt Bevin said at a news conference. Another five people sustained other injuries.
A 15-year-old male student was arrested at the scene and will be charged with murder and attempted murder, Bevin said. Marshall County Attorney Jeff Edwards said it’s likely the suspect will be charged as an adult, but his name won’t be released unless he’s indicted
The slain victims were a boy and a girl, both 15 years old. The girl died at the scene and the boy died at a hospital, State Police Commissioner Richard W. Sanders said. The conditions of the injured students were not immediately known.
Sanders said the suspect, armed with a handgun, walked into the school at 8:57 a.m. ET and started shooting. – READ MORE
10:15 am ET –
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has confirmed that one person has died in a shooting at Marshall County High School.
Bevin said that the suspected shooter is in custody. Multiple other people were also reportedly wounded.
Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS…Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded…Much yet unknown…Please do not speculate or spread hearsay…Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us…
— Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) January 23, 2018
Kentucky State Police are investigating.
“Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS…Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded…Much yet unknown…Please do not speculate or spread hearsay…Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us…,” Bevin wrote on Twitter. – READ MORE
BREAKING: WCBL Radio in Benton, Kentucky confirms seven people shot, one fatally, at Marshall County High School.
— Paul Miles (@PaulMiles840) January 23, 2018
10:00 am ET –
https://twitter.com/komonews/status/955817526553821184
9:45 am ET –
A school shooting has been reported by local media and on social media at Marshall County High School in Kentucky.
My thoughts & prayers go out to the students & faculty at Marshall County High School where there has been a tragic school shooting.
— James Comer (@KYComer) January 23, 2018
According to the Marshall County Tribune-Courier, there have been several reports of shots fired at the school. However, no law enforcement, fire, or school agency is confirming the shooting.
FOX 17 News spoke with Kentucky State Police who confirm there was “an incident” which is no longer active. – READ MORE
#BREAKING At least five shot at a Kentucky high school.
— Dave Bondy (@DaveBondyTV) January 23, 2018
" All victims transported, 1 black tag, shooter in custody " U/D from Kentucky.
— RIBNS [Offline] (@RIBNS) January 23, 2018
@joeimel shooting at Marshall County high school. Multiple victims. No longer an active threat https://t.co/SvmHbXyZUL
— Kyle Parks (@kyleparks77) January 23, 2018
Pray for Marshall County High School, I am a student there and we just had a school shooter, multiple students injured, please pray for us.
— Just Atsu (@JustAtsu) January 23, 2018
Monitoring police radio in Marshall County KY where EMS units have been called to a high school after a report of a "serious shooting". Air Evac helicopters en route as well. Helicopter pilot "yeah, I know that football field, that's where I went to high school."
— Scott McGrew (@ScottMcGrew) January 23, 2018