At least two people were injured after gunfire erupted at an Indiana middle school on Friday morning, May 25.
The school is located about 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis, the capital and largest city in Indiana.
“A secondary threat” was reported at Noblesville High School, Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt told ABC. “We have not received any information that this has been anything other than a communicated threat,” Jowitt said. “We are securing the high school and taking steps to make sure that it stays secure.”
Vice President Mike Pence, who is from Indiana, was previously the state’s governor, and tweeted that he is “praying for the victims.”
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he’s monitoring the situation closely.
The police chief said the school, attended by more than 1,350 students, has been cleared, but he did not provide details of the incident.
A student interviewed by WTTV said the shooter entered a science class and the teacher swatted a gun away from the shooter.
The incident occurred a week after a 17-year-old high school student in Santa Fe, Texas, near Houston shot and killed eight classmates and two teachers.