Gunman opens fire at Florida high school on Columbine anniversary – school on LOCKDOWN
POLICE have cordoned off a school in Florida after a gunman, believed to be a student, started shooting inside one of the classrooms on the anniversary of the Columbine massacre.
By MARK CHANDLER
Express.co.uk
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
The shooting took place this morning at Forest High School in Ocala.
Officers said the suspected shooter had been arrested at the school building.
Police warned: “We are asking the citizens to avoid the area.
”Parents please stand by for further direction from the school on how to pick up your children.”
Local media reported one pupil had been blasted in the leg.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office said: “Right now deputies have responded to a shooting at Forest High School.
“Suspect is in custody, at this time we have one person injured and they are being treated by medics.
“We are asking the citizens to avoid the area.
“Parents please stand by for further direction from the school on how to pick up your children.”
Florida Governor Rick Scott said he had been briefed on the shooting.
He said: “I’ve offered any state support to Marion County they may need.
The latest shooting at a US school came as thousands of students planned classroom walkouts to mark the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School killings.
The protests were planned as a way of showing unity and put pressure on politicians to enact tighter gun restrictions.
Students in Marion County, where Forest High School is located, are not joining in the protests.
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