8 injured, 3 dead in shooting at Michigan high school
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after three students died and eight were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, authorities said.
According to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, the Oxford High School students killed were Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Madisyn Baldwin, 17.
Eight other seven students and a teacher were shot, Bouchard said. Three are in critical condition with gunshot wounds, including a 14-year-old girl who is on a ventilator after having surgery. A 14-year-old boy is in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the jaw and head, Bouchard said. Three students are in stable condition, and the teacher who was shot has been discharged.
"I think this is every parent's worst nightmare," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who added that shootings at schools are "a uniquely American problem that we need to address."
"My heart goes out to the families. This is an unimaginable tragedy. I hope we can all rise to the occasion and wrap our arms around the families, the affected children and school personnel and this community," Whitmer said.
Bouchard said, there were multiple other non-life-threatening injuries sustained by people as they were rushing out of the school. Most were treated and released at a staging area, he said.
The suspect, a sophomore at the school, was taken into custody without incident two to three minutes after authorities responded to the shooting, Bouchard said. His parents have hired an attorney and have not permitted him to talk to police, Undersheriff Michael G. McCabe said.
The suspect is being held at Oakland County Children's Village, a juvenile detention facility, and is on suicide watch. He is being checked on every 15 minutes, said David Coulter, the Oakland County executive.
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