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US school shooting: Gunman injures two at Maryland school US school shooting: Gunman dies after being shot in Maryland
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Two people have been shot and injured at a high school in the US state of Maryland by a gunman who was then shot by an armed guard, police say. A gunman who shot and injured two students at a high school in the US state of Maryland has died after being gunned down by an armed security guard, police say.
The attack happened on Tuesday morning during lessons at Great Mills High School in St Mary's County, 65 miles (104km) south-east of Washington DC. The two students are being treated in hospital. One is critically ill.
Police say there were no fatalities in the incident and the scene has now been contained. The attack happened on Tuesday morning before lessons at Great Mills High School in St Mary's County, 65 miles (104km) south-east of Washington DC.
It comes a month after a high school shooter killed 17 in Parkland, Florida.It comes a month after a high school shooter killed 17 in Parkland, Florida.
Sheriff's office spokeswoman Cpl Julie Yingling said three people were shot, including the attacker. St Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron told CBS News that the shooting had begun in a hallway at the school.
All three were taken to hospital. None are thought to have life-threatening injuries.
St Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron told CBS News that the shooting happened in a hallway at the school.
The gunman fired at a female and then a male student, hitting them both, he said.The gunman fired at a female and then a male student, hitting them both, he said.
An armed campus guard then exchanged gunfire with the attacker - who has not been identified - striking him. An armed campus guard then exchanged gunfire with the attacker - who has not been identified - and struck him.
"That stopped any further attack or assault or any other student," Sheriff Cameron said."That stopped any further attack or assault or any other student," Sheriff Cameron said.
The school security guard was not hurt, he added. The female student is in critical condition in hospital.
The school security guard was not hurt.
Some 1,600 students attend the school in the community of Great Mills near the Chesapeake Bay.Some 1,600 students attend the school in the community of Great Mills near the Chesapeake Bay.
Federal agents from the FBI, and the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - as well as local police - are at the school investigating the incident.Federal agents from the FBI, and the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - as well as local police - are at the school investigating the incident.
One Twitter user, who appears to be a student at the school, posted about the shootings.One Twitter user, who appears to be a student at the school, posted about the shootings.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has also expressed concern.Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has also expressed concern.
The shooting comes four days before the March for Our Lives rally for student safety inspired by the 14 February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in southern Florida.The shooting comes four days before the March for Our Lives rally for student safety inspired by the 14 February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in southern Florida.