School Shooting With Multiple Injuries Reported at Great Mills High School in Maryland

A school shooting happened on Tuesday morning at Great Mills High School in Maryland, leaving at least three people wounded.

The school is located in the town of Great Mills, about 60 miles southeast of Washington.

WJLA reported, citing sources, that at least three people were shot during the shooting.

The school is on lockdown and the incident has been contained, according to St. Mary’s County Public Schools.

“There has been a shooting at Great Mills High School. The school is on lockdown the event is contained, the Sheriff’s office is on the scene additional information to follow,” reads the full statement from the district.

Jonathan Freese, a student at the high school, told CNN that he was on lockdown in his math class.

Police officers are going through classrooms to clear the school, Freese was told, after which students will be escorted out.

“I’m still a little shaken up,” he said.

A Twitter user, Jonathan, said that he was inside the school.

https://twitter.com/54_Immortals/status/976075969831362563

“I am in Great Mills High School right now and there was a shooting. Police/ Fire Department responded very quickly and I very much appreciate it,” he wrote. “This was a situation that I wish wouldn’t of happened and shouldn’t of happened, but I am safe and hope others are ok.”

Parents are being told to go to the high school in nearby Leonardtown as authorities respond.

#BREAKING: Bystander's video of Saint Mary's County Sheriff's office responding to shooting at Great Mills High School. #fox5dc DETAILS: https://t.co/xyqfe17juL pic.twitter.com/Ebzts9lU4H

— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) March 20, 2018

We are aware of the situation at Great Mills High School. GMHS parents, please report to our auditorium. Leonardtown High School students are safe.

— Leonardtown HS (@LHS_SMCPS) March 20, 2018

There has been an incident at Great Mills High School. Parents please DO NOT respond to the school. Report to Leonardtown High School

— St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office (@firstsheriff) March 20, 2018

There has been a reported shooting at Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County in Maryland. Multiple injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/203pyw9Fs5

— DC Maryland Virginia (@DMVFollowers) March 20, 2018

BREAKING: Special Agents from @ATFBaltimore Hyattsville I and II Field Offices are en route to a shooting reported at Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County, Md. pic.twitter.com/V1GzaIpKJN

— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) March 20, 2018

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms said special agents from Baltimore and Hyattsville said via Twitter that agents are responding to the scene.

“We are closely monitoring the situation at Great Mills High School,” said Gov. Larry Hogan in a statement, reported CBS. “Maryland State Police is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support. Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders.”

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) also released a statement.

“My prayers are with the students, parents, and teachers,” said Hoyer. “Please follow instruction from local law enforcement responding on the scene.”

The shooting comes just a little more than a month after the Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 students and teachers dead.

From NTD.tv

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