According to the Associated Press, three students from a high school in South Carolina were shot dead in a driving shot near the school on the third day of school after returning from summer vacation. The school has been closed for a week.
A student at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School was shot and killed outside the school while leaving the school. The Orangeburg County School District said their injuries were not life-threatening. According to Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell (Leroy Ravenell), a suspect was detained for the shooting. There is no further information about the suspects, including the charges they may face.
“For the rest of this week, students, faculty, staff, and families at Orangeburg-Wilkinson will have access to face-to-face and remote consulting resources, because together we will recover from such a miserable afternoon,” the high school’s A statement said. website.
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Investigators did not discuss any motives for the shooting.
A few hours after the shooting, the head of the Orangeburg County School, Shawn Foster, said in a statement to reporters outside the school: “We have planned for these things and hope we will always You don’t have to use them.”
When Foster was speaking, a series of names could be heard on the speakers in the background. Teachers and staff were working hard to reunite the 1,100 students from the school with their parents and report to the front desk.
After news of the shooting spread, hundreds of parents rushed to the school, and many parents were frustrated because they could not see their children immediately. But the sheriff said they must first make sure that everyone is included on the list.
After discovering that her 15-year-old son is safe, Tomekia Griffin told The Times and Orangeburg Democrats that rising gun violence has added another concern for him to go to school in person.
“I want to see if I can register for him virtual,” Griffin told the newspaper.
Officials said that there will be counselors in the nearby technology center, and students can consult online.
The school also moved Friday’s football game from the campus to its rival venue in Beaufort County.
The school district stated that teachers will continue to work in a school about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Columbia and can also receive counseling.
Ravenell praised teachers and other school staff for ensuring that the shootings did not get worse.
The sheriff said: “Because of their quick actions and the different things they did at school today, I believe that saved lives and injuries to other students.”
