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Two injured as high school shooting in Virginia declared ‘major incident’, sparks huge police response
- Reports of gunfire at Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia
- At least two people have been shot and wounded, investigators say
- Police say the two injured sustained non-life threatening injuries
- Police stormed the building as students were evacuated to a nearby tennis court
Four people were shot as Virginia police responded to reports of a “major incident” at a high school on Monday at around noon.
Police said at least two people were shot dead. They were rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
The students were evacuated from Heritage High School in Newport News on Monday, as witnesses said there was a massive police presence in the area.
Reports say students have been told to head to the campus’s outdoor tennis courts as officers storm the building, according to WAVY-TV.
Parents were invited to meet their children at the tennis court. A nearby school, the Achievable Dream Academy, has also been quarantined.
The police chief plans to hold a press conference outside the school later Monday afternoon – an indication that there is no continuing threat.
Police responded to Heritage High School in Newport News, Va. On Monday after reports of an active shooter
Students were evacuated from school and asked to go to outdoor tennis courts on campus grounds
Yellow tape put in place by police is seen on campus grounds in Newport News on Monday
A heavy police presence was observed Monday at the school in Newport News, Virginia.
The undated archive photo above shows the tennis courts on the grounds of the Heritage High School campus
A school shooting was reported Monday at Heritage High School in Newport News, Va. (Seen in file photo above)
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