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.
Police said the gunman appeared to have killed himself and the site was secure.
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 gunman 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'
'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.
Schools are supposed to be safe places Joanne DeMarcoCleveland Teachers' Union
He said those injured included two teenage boys aged 14 and 17, who were both in a stable condition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shaken students and worried relatives stood outside the building waiting for news.
Joanne DeMarco, president of the Cleveland Teachers' Union, said she was surprised at the shooting.
"Schools are supposed to be safe places, safe places. And you know, it's not that Cleveland's immune to anything that's going on in the nation, but SuccessTech would have been the last place we would have thought of," she said.
The small high school, located in the city centre, specialises in technology education.
The small high school, located in the city centre, specialises in technology education.
Responding to reports that a teenage student may have been responsible, a reader from Cleveland told the BBC News website that the school had been getting good results.
"It's a shame one kid has spoiled all that... and an even bigger shame that due to budget cuts the security the school needed wasn't in place," she said.
Several parents have complained in interviews with local media that the school had recently denied requests to hire a security guard.
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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