Kentucky high school 1 dead,several injured in shooting.
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Multiple causalities have been reported following a deadly
shooting at a high school in the US state of Kentucky, local officials
have said.
The shooting took place on Tuesday morning at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, northwest of Nashville.
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin tweeted that one person was killed and several casualties were reported.
"Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS...Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded...Much yet unknown...Please do not speculate or spread hearsay...Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us," he tweeted.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department said that a suspect is in custody.
The wounded are being treated at a nearby hospital. Additional details were not immediately available.
The shooting took place on Tuesday morning at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, northwest of Nashville.
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin tweeted that one person was killed and several casualties were reported.
"Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS...Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded...Much yet unknown...Please do not speculate or spread hearsay...Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us," he tweeted.
Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS...Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded...Much yet unknown...Please do not speculate or spread hearsay...Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us...— Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) January 23, 2018
The wounded are being treated at a nearby hospital. Additional details were not immediately available.
