Teen kills himself in gunfire exchange with cops at middle school after they responded to a tip-off about a shooting
A teenage suspect killed himself at Dennis Middle School Thursday morning
A 911 call tipped authorities off about an incident that began off school grounds
The suspect – who formerly attended a school in the district – then ran into the building filled with students
The boy was confronted by police about a shooting threat in Richmond, Indiana
Cops said gunshots were fired during the incident but couldn’t immediately confirm how many shots were fired or by whom
It was reported the young man took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the building
Parents raced to the scene to collect their young children after the lockdown
DAILYMAIL.COM
13 December 2018
A teenage suspect killed himself inside an eastern Indiana middle school when he was confronted by police about a shooting threat Thursday morning, investigators said.
Law enforcement stated no other students or staff were injured during the shooting at Dennis Middle School in Richmond, which is near the Indiana-Ohio state line about 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of Indianapolis.
They were able to race to the scene fairly quickly because they had been tipped off about a possible gunfire threat of an armed person intending to hurt others.
Law enforcement headed over at 8.21am when they were told in a 911 call about an incident that began off the school grounds and saw the suspect run into the building filled with students.
Shots were exchanged outside the building as the gunman stood near a door.
The suspect then went inside and was found in the stairwell of the second floor where shots were exchanged again, Richmond Police Department Chief Jim Branum said.
Then the suspect turned the gun on himself and an alert stating the incident was over went out 9.10am.
It’s not clear whether the deceased male was a student at the school but he was a former student in the district.
His exact age is unclear and it is unknown whether any shots fired by officers hit the suspect.
‘The teen suspect decided to take his own life,’ Indiana State Police Sgt. John Bowling said.
He added: ‘Local police had received information and they reacted on that very swiftly, and I think because of their swift reaction and also the swift reaction at the school that no student injuries happened.’
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