Students shot in Ohio school; suspect in custody

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — Gun­fire at a high school out­side Cleve­land injured a num­ber of stu­dents Mon­day morn­ing, offi­cials said, and at least one sus­pect has been taken into custody.

Civil deputy Erin Knife with the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office said the shoot­ing was reported around 7:30 a.m. at Chardon High School. Knife said she doesn’t have the num­ber of vic­tims yet.

Tele­vi­sion news footage showed anx­ious par­ents escort­ing chil­dren away from a school build­ing and mul­ti­ple ambu­lances could be seen outside.

Super­in­ten­dent Joseph Bergant II told tele­vi­sion sta­tion WKYC that the alleged cul­prit is in cus­tody. He said he doesn’t know the extent of the stu­dents’ injuries. Num­bers of the injured weren’t imme­di­ately known.

A spokes­woman for Cleveland’s Metro­Health Sys­tem said Mon­day a med­ical heli­copter was dis­patched to the high school.

Schools in the area were locked down.

Chardon is a city of about 5,100 in north­east Ohio about 30 miles east of Cleveland.

About 1,100 stu­dents attend the high school.

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