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Shooting reported at Texas high school

Published 15:02 18 May 2018 BST

Updated 15:33 18 May 2018 BST

James Dawson
Shooting reported at Texas high school

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A shooting has taken place at a high school in the Texas city of Santa Fe, CNN report. Witnesses claim that a gunman walked into an art class at Santa Fe High School armed with a shotgun and began firing, with a girl shot in the leg. Students have been evacuated from the school and the school district remains on lockdown, according to KTRK, the local ABC affiliate. https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/997473048394641408 A junior at the school told CNN students were participating in what they believed to be a fire evacuation when students began hearing shots. "The teachers are telling us to stay put but we're all just running away," 14-year-old Angelica Martinez said. Police cars were seen arriving at the scene and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents also responded to the incident. https://twitter.com/SallyMacFox26/status/997473638839275522 It has not yet been officially whether a suspect has been taken into custody, but a number of sources have reported someone has been detained. The city of Santa Fe is located between Galveston and Houston in Galveston County, Texas.

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