At least five people have been wounded in gunfire at a high school in the US state of Ohio, city officials say.
At least five people have been wounded in gunfire at a high school in the US state of Ohio, city officials say.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson told reporters that two teenage boys and two adults had been hurt in the shooting and another girl had injured her knee.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson told reporters that two teenage boys and two adults had been hurt in the shooting and another girl had injured her knee.
He said police were holding the shooter and securing the school site.
Police said the gunman appeared to have killed himself and the site was secure.
Officers were earlier reported to be looking for a 14-year-old boy said to have been unhappy at a suspension from the SuccessTech Academy in Cleveland.
Officers were earlier reported to be looking for a 14-year-old boy said to have been unhappy at a suspension from the SuccessTech Academy in Cleveland.
Ronnell Jackson, 15, told the Associated Press news agency he saw the shooter running down a hallway.
Ronnell Jackson, 15, told the Associated Press news agency he saw the gunman running down a hallway.
"He was aiming at me, I got out just in time," he said.
"He was aiming at me, I got out just in time," he said.
'Gun in each hand'
Mayor Jackson told reporters that police were checking the school building floor-by-floor.
Mayor Jackson told reporters that police were checking the school building floor-by-floor.
"We have no reason to believe there's more than one suspect," he said.
"We have no reason to believe there's more than one suspect," he said.
He said those injured included two teenage boys aged 14 and 17, who were both in a stable condition.
A 57-year-old man and a 42-year-old man were also hurt, slightly more seriously, he said.
Witnesses reported having seen the shooter roam through school corridors with a gun in each hand.
Some students and staff fled after hearing shots and an alert on the school public address system. Others attempted to hide in cupboards or under desks.
Shaken students and worried relatives stood outside the building waiting for news.
The small high school, located in the city centre, specialises in technology education.
The incident comes six months after the US suffered its worst ever campus shooting, when a gunman killed more than 30 students and staff at Virginia Tech.
The incident comes six months after the US suffered its worst ever campus shooting, when a gunman killed more than 30 students and staff at Virginia Tech.
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