A 14-year-old student has shot himself dead after going on a shooting spree at his school in the US city of Cleveland, Ohio, the city's mayor has said.
A 14-year-old student has shot himself dead after going on a shooting spree at his school in the US city of Cleveland, Ohio, the city's mayor has said.
Mayor Frank Jackson said five people were wounded when the teenager entered the SuccessTech Academy and walked down a corridor on the fourth floor firing.
Mayor Frank Jackson said five people were wounded when the teenager entered the SuccessTech Academy and walked down a corridor on the fourth floor firing.
Two teenage boys and two adults were shot while a teenage girl injured her knee while fleeing, Mr Jackson said.
Two teenage boys and two adults were shot while a teenage girl injured her knee while fleeing, Mr Jackson said.
The attacker was said to have been unhappy at having been suspended.
The attacker was said to have been unhappy at having been suspended.
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'
At a news conference, Mayor Jackson said those injured in the shooting included two teenage boys aged 14 and 17, who were both in a stable condition.
At a news conference, Mayor Jackson said those injured in the shooting included two teenage boys aged 14 and 17, who were both in a stable condition.
The victims of the shooting are in a stable condition in hospital
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.
"The shooter was a 14-year-old student from the school. He has committed suicide," he added.
"The shooter was a 14-year-old student from the school. He has committed suicide," he added.
Schools are supposed to be safe places Joanne DeMarcoCleveland Teachers' Union
"The families of all of the victims have been notified, and we are currently connecting all the children and parents with people who can help them through this."
"The families of all of the victims have been notified, and we are currently connecting all the children and parents with people who can help them through this."
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.
Schools are supposed to be safe places Joanne DeMarcoCleveland Teachers' Union
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.
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.
"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.
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.
"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.
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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