This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/usa/403237-shooting-school-spokane-washington/
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| 1 dead, 5 injured in Spokane, Washington high school shooting | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| One person has been killed, and five injured in a shooting at the high school in Freeman, south of Spokane, in the US state of Washington. Ambulances and medical helicopters were called to the scene and area schools were put on lockdown. | |
| “There is one victim, that’s a student, that is deceased,” Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer told reporters. | |
| The suspect is in custody, the Spokane Spokesman-Review reports. | |
| The Freeman High School has been cleared and secured, the police said. All students were taken to the adjacent sports stadium, where their parents will be able to pick them up. | |
| Motorists have been told to avoid using Highway 27, so ambulances and police could get through, KHQ-TV reported. | Motorists have been told to avoid using Highway 27, so ambulances and police could get through, KHQ-TV reported. |
| Area schools have been put on preventive lockdown. | Area schools have been put on preventive lockdown. |
| Dr. Jeff Collins of the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center said there were up to six victims, and that two were admitted to the hospital. | Dr. Jeff Collins of the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center said there were up to six victims, and that two were admitted to the hospital. |
| Annie Baxter, whose two daughters attend the middle school across the street, told the Spokesman-Review that she heard an alarm sound and saw children running into the school around 10:15 am local time. | Annie Baxter, whose two daughters attend the middle school across the street, told the Spokesman-Review that she heard an alarm sound and saw children running into the school around 10:15 am local time. |
| The school just had a lockdown drill on Tuesday, Baxter said, so she “thought it was weird because they wouldn’t do (a drill) two days in a row.” | The school just had a lockdown drill on Tuesday, Baxter said, so she “thought it was weird because they wouldn’t do (a drill) two days in a row.” |
| She was told at least one person was shot but is expected to survive. | She was told at least one person was shot but is expected to survive. |
| The lockdown on other schools was lifted at 11:30 local time (1630 GMT) | The lockdown on other schools was lifted at 11:30 local time (1630 GMT) |