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Student shot by police at Reno, Nevada high school - report | |
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One student was shot by police at Hug High School in Reno, Nevada, after reportedly pulling a knife on another, local media have said. | One student was shot by police at Hug High School in Reno, Nevada, after reportedly pulling a knife on another, local media have said. |
The school was put on Code Red lockdown after reports of the shooting arose at around 11:30am local time. | |
Washoe County School District Police Department repordtely confirmed one of their officers was involved in a shooting incident on Wednesday. | |
Washoe County School District said that one shot was fired and one person was "transported." It did not provide any ID information. | |
The school is to be "currently stable and secure with heavy police presence at the school,” the Washoe County School District said on Twitter. | |
Two male students were fighting outside the school library, when one of them pulled a knife and stabbed the other, Hug freshman Robert Barragan, who witnessed the incident, told the Reno Gazette-Journal. | |
A school police officer shot the attacker in the shoulder, Barragan reportedly said. | |
A Reno Police officer, Tim Broadway, said that at least one person was taken to hospital, but he did not elaborate on the extent of injuries sustained, KRNV/KRXI news reported. | |
According to the Journal, a group of teens was detained shortly after the incident. | |
Meanwhile, a triage center was reportedly set up near the school parking lot. |