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One dead, 2 hurt in US school shooting
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-09 08:57

A student shot and killed an assistant principal and seriously wounded two other administrators at a high school Tuesday, officials said. The student was arrested.

The motive for the shooting at Campbell County High School, 30 miles from Knoxville, was not immediately known, Sheriff Ron McClellan told WVLT-TV.

"We don't know yet. I have the individual at the hospital," McClellan said. "These men are all fine Christian men, and I am at a loss for words."

Several students identified the shooter as a 14-year-old freshman.

Assistant Principal Ken Bruce was killed, according to state Education Department spokeswoman Rachel Woods. Principal Gary Seale, who was shot while trying to take the student into custody, was reported in serious condition, and Assistant Principal Jim Pierce in critical condition.

A school bus carrying students leaves Campbell County High School after a student shot and killed an assistant principal and seriously wounded two other administrators, according to police, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, in Jacksboro, Tenn. (AP
A school bus carrying students leaves Campbell County High School after a student shot and killed an assistant principal and seriously wounded two other administrators, according to police, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, in Jacksboro, Tenn, the USA. [AP]
Parents rushed to the 1,400-student school to take their children home.

The school was locked down after the shooting, and students were evacuated and loaded onto buses. "They are searching each student as they are getting on the buses," said Roger Wallace, a driver at a pizza restaurant nearby.

Courtney Ward, a 17-year-old student at the school, said Seale "got on the intercom and told us we were in lockdown. He was out of breath, and you could tell something was wrong."

"It's scary," Ward said. "You hear about it happening, but you never really imagine it happening at your school."

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said he has asked state education officials to provide Campbell County school officials any help they need.



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