Police have taken a juvenile male into custody after two students were shot at a Virginia high school Monday following an “altercation.”
The alleged gunman was arrested Monday afternoon – hours after going on the run following the shooting at Heritage High School in Newport News.
It was not immediately clear where he was arrested. Police also haven’t disclosed his age, his identity or whether he was a student at the school.
A male and female, both 17, were wounded — he was shot in the side of the face and she suffered a gunshot wound to the leg — when gunfire broke out at the school at about 11.30 a.m.
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said the gunman is believed to have known the two shooting victims.
Police reviewed surveillance video from inside the school before tracking down the shooter. Drew said some evidence had been recovered at the scene and other parts of the school grounds but would not elaborate.
The two teens who were shot were rushed to the hospital, but their injuries are non-life-threatening.
Three other students were injured in the aftermath of the shooting, including one who broke or sprained their arm and another who had breathing issues because of asthma.
Students were evacuated from the school and directed to the tennis courts on campus where they could be met by their parents, police said.
Cops said reports that there are active shooters at other schools in the city are false.
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