A STUDENT has been shot at a middle school as local deputies arrest a suspect after an urgent search.
Police in South Carolina responded to a shooting at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville County on Thursday afternoon.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office confirmed one student was shot and was transported to the hospital. His condition and age are unclear.
“Information is limited at this point but we can confirm that the school resource officer requested emergency backup just before 12:30pm after a student was shot,” GCSO said in a statement.
“The gunshot victim has been transported to the hospital and their condition is unknown at this time.”
The sheriff’s office said over 100 deputies responded to the scene.
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According to reports, a person of interest, who police believe is the shooter, has been taken into custody.
Officials located the male suspect near the school, and he is described as a minor.
Footage from the scene showed a heavy police presence at the school as officials closed entrance roads to the school.
Greenville County Schools said students have been taken to Brookwood Church, where parents will be able to reunite with their kids.
The shooting comes after six other students were rushed to the hospital after consuming drug-laced edibles at a Pennsylvania middle school.
School officials at South Allegheny Middle School said the students became extremely sick within several minutes of one another.
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Lisa Duval, the school’s superintendent, said staff first alerted the school nurse of the students’ conditions then decided to call medics to the location.
The school district said all the affected students’ families had been notified, and all the middle schoolers’ bookbags and belongings were searched for drug paraphernalia.
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