4 hurt as student opens fire in Ohio school cafeteria
Jones says the charges are juvenile charges at this point and the suspect is in juvenile detention.
Cameron Smith, 15, and Cooper Caffrey, 14, were injured by the gunfire.
The two who were injured were identified as Brant Murray, 14, and Katherine Doucette, 14.
The school has said none of injuries were believed to be life-threatening.
Reports indicate at least two medical transport helicopters were seen heading toward the school.
‘I didn’t really know it was gunshots until I looked over and a kid was grabbing his leg and falling over, ‘ she said.
School shooting details: The alleged shooter, 14-year-old James Austin Hancock, a student at the school, was arrested in a nearby wooded field, Butler County Sheriff Department said.
She says the lunchtime shooting Monday left some students in tears at the campus for Madison Local Schools’ junior and senior high students. Students are expected to be released as soon as law enforcement say the situation is safe enough to dismiss them.
A vigil is held Monday evening to show support for the victims of the Madison school shooting.
Students reported running out into a field when they understood there was a shooter in the cafeteria.
“I’m not sure. He just pulled out a gun and started shooting.” .
He said he felt “trapped” in the room and wanted to get out of the building, which was “very quiet” after the shots were fired, like walking outside when there is fog or still snow on the ground.
A 2015 incident at Ohio State University, where a 63-year-old former college security officer shot and killed himself at a college-run art gallery.
In the not-so-distant past, there was no such thing as a school-shooting drill.
The Madison Local School District was placed on lock down after four students were shot Monday, morning. Student drivers were dismissed.
“We have the kind of district where people want to go”. It says plans will include on-site counseling.
The school remains under lockdown but the teachers insisted no other students “were at risk”.