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BREAKING: Deadly High School Shooting Claims Multiple Victims
Two teenage girls were found shot to death Friday morning outside an Arizona high school in an apparent murder-suicide. The girls, both 15 years old, each died of a single gunshot wound and a weapon was found next to one of the bodies.
The shootings took place at Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona, about 10 miles northwest of Phoenix.
KNXV reported Friday the incident took place at 8 a.m. local time in a patio area of the school’s campus. KNXV video taken from the air showed police and fire crews surrounding what appeared to be one of the shooting victims.
“Parent telling us – 2 sophomore girls involved in double shooting,” reported Juston Preza on Twitter.
KNXV reported that a source told the station that two female students were in an “altercation” and that the incident ended in gunshots.
Officials said there was no active shooter, and that other students were not in danger, although the school was reported on lockdown. Police said they are not looking for a suspect in the shootings.
“Your children are safe and this is not a dangerous situation,” Glendale police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said. Traffic has been closed off in the area around the school. Parents of students at the school have been asked to wait at a nearby Walmart until police clear the scene of the shooting.
Breeden could not say if the victims were students at the 2,000-student high school.
Glendale Mayor tweeted:
Our hearts go out to everyone at Independence High School this morning. We are standing by for information.
— Mayor Jerry Weiers (@MayorWeiers) February 12, 2016
Monitoring shooting at Independence HS Glendale #Arizona – my prayers are w/ all those involved
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 12, 2016
h/t: Fox News
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/breaking-deadly-high-school-shooting-claims-multiple-victims/
