Four Students Wounded In Shooting At Ohio High School

Cotter said the teacher contacted her and that she and the school resource officer went the student’s class where he was working on schoolwork and took him to the office.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office cleared the scene, the district said, later adding that students at Madison Junior/Senior High School were sent home. “No students can be picked up at this time as we are not allowing anyone in or out of the building”, according to a post from the school.

School officials said they were tipped off by other students once those students have heard about today’s shooting at Madison High School, another Butler County school.

Madison Local School District will be closed Tuesday.

“We have received no threats towards anyone at Middletown Schools”, Muterspaw said.

“This is a tragic and horrific event that you hope never happens”, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said in a statement Monday. An Ohio sheriff says a 14-year-old suspect i…

Two more students were hurt, but sheriff’s officials said it was unclear how. The incident is the tenth school shooting in the country this year.

James Austin Hancock was led into the room with ankle chains on. A gun and a full magazine were recovered from the student, who was taken in for questioning.

Madison Local Schools say both students riding buses and students who drove will be dismissed. Students were sent home early.

The boy threw the weapon down and was apprehended nearby with the help of a police dog.

Middletown, Ohio, is about 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Dayton and 38 miles north of Cincinnati. State records show enrollment of about 250 junior high and 500 high school students. Student drivers will also be dismissed.

McGuire joined dozens of other parents sitting in their cars slowly crawling along Michael Road toward the high school and elementary campus.