1 dead, 2 injured in Texas school shooting

One person is dead and two others are injured after a shooting at a Texas high school, authorities said.

News ID: 423354

Date: 08 September 2016 - 20:53

RNA - The Alpine High School in West Texas was initially placed on lockdown following reports of an active shooter situation on Thursday morning.

The shooting happened in the school's band hall, Brewster County Attorney J. Steve Houston said.

A student and an officer were reportedly injured during the shooting, but their identities have not been made public.

“There was blood all over the hallway and my friend was shot,” an Alpine student told local media.

Reports said that a gunman was found dead in a bathroom at the school apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot.

Police initially said that two gunmen were attacking the school, so it was not immediately known if another assailant was still at large.

Officers were also sent to the nearby Sul Ross State University, after someone called police and threatened the school.

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