BIG UPDATE: Via a press conference now, we know that 19 were injured, 14 of those with gunshot wounds, and 2 are dead. The two dead are both a 15-year-old male and female. The female died at the scene.
The shooter was a 15-year-old male who had a handgun.
Here’s the press conference that just aired. It begins at the 9 minute mark exactly:
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CBS News is reporting that at least 5 students have been shot at a Kentucky high school and that the shooter has been apprehended:
DEVELOPING: At least 5 students have reportedly been shot at a Kentucky high school; shooter has been apprehended https://t.co/N3QD9FJxLC pic.twitter.com/p9cKACx9bl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 23, 2018
The shooting occurred at Marshall County High School in Marshall County, Kentucky:
#BREAKING: @ABC reports Sheriff's Dept. says several wounded, suspect in custody after shooting at high school in Marshall County, Kentucky: https://t.co/RRFyfU1MVC pic.twitter.com/BSyApvEQSN
— ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) January 23, 2018
We’ll have more on this story as it comes in…
UPDATE:
At least one person is dead:
At least 1 dead, several others injured after shooting at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky; shooter in custody - governor
— BNO News (@BNONews) January 23, 2018
One dead in Marshall County High School shooting per KY Governor @MattBevin
— Aaron Katersky (@AaronKatersky) January 23, 2018
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
It sounds like one of the dead was a victim:
ALERT: KSP has confirmed a school shooting at Marshall County High School with multiple victims, one of which has been pronounced dead. KSP Post 1 is setting up a media staging area and more details will available soon
— KY State Police (@kystatepolice) January 23, 2018
UPDATE 2:
We’re up to seven victims of shooting:
BREAKING: WCBL Radio in Benton, Kentucky confirms seven people shot, one fatally, at Marshall County High School.
— NewsRadio 840 WHAS (@840WHAS) January 23, 2018
Seven people have been transported to hospitals, some of them life flighted, after a shooting at Marshall County High school, Darlene Lynn, with Marshall County Emergency Management, tells CNN. The shooter is in custody, she said.
— Bijan Hosseini (@BijanCNN) January 23, 2018
UPDATE 3:
School is secured:
#BREAKING - Marshall County high school is secured. -KSP @WLKY pic.twitter.com/BFfwdCKhCO
— Eric King (@kings_english77) January 23, 2018
UPDATE 4:
Two of the victims were taken by helicopter to the hospital, which means they are likely in very critical condition:
#BREAKING UPDATE: Two victims in shooting are being life flighted to @VUMChealth
— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) January 23, 2018
And the FBI has now become involved:
FBI Louisville agents and personnel are on-scene to assist with the Marshall County High School shooting.
— FBI Louisville (@FBILouisville) January 23, 2018