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| 3 Injured in Shooting at Maryland High School | 3 Injured in Shooting at Maryland High School |
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| Three people were injured in a high school shooting in southern Maryland on Tuesday, according to a local sheriff’s office. | Three people were injured in a high school shooting in southern Maryland on Tuesday, according to a local sheriff’s office. |
| A spokeswoman for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said that the people injured included the shooter, and all three were taken to local hospitals. The spokeswoman did not say what condition the injured were in or how they were connected to the school, Great Mills High School in Great Mills, an unincorporated community more than 90 miles south of Baltimore. | A spokeswoman for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said that the people injured included the shooter, and all three were taken to local hospitals. The spokeswoman did not say what condition the injured were in or how they were connected to the school, Great Mills High School in Great Mills, an unincorporated community more than 90 miles south of Baltimore. |
| “A single shooter fired a round at a female victim just at the beginning of the school hours this morning,” St. Mary’s County Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron told a local NBC News affiliate. The shooter was later confronted by a school resource officer, he said. | |
| In a statement, the school described the shooting as “tragic” and urged parents and students to stay away as the school was locked down. | In a statement, the school described the shooting as “tragic” and urged parents and students to stay away as the school was locked down. |
| The sheriff’s office received a call of shots fired just before 8 a.m., the spokeswoman said. | The sheriff’s office received a call of shots fired just before 8 a.m., the spokeswoman said. |
| “There has been a tragic shooting at Great Mills High School. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff is on the scene and the event is contained,” the St. Mary’s County Public School said in a Facebook message. | “There has been a tragic shooting at Great Mills High School. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff is on the scene and the event is contained,” the St. Mary’s County Public School said in a Facebook message. |
| The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent agents to the school. | The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent agents to the school. |
| Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan said his office was closely monitoring the situation. “Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders.” | Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan said his office was closely monitoring the situation. “Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders.” |