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Latest update from Direct local · FOX 5 New York: A suspect is dead, and an adult is injured after a shooting at a Virginia elementary school on Wednesday morning. Latest update from FOX5 Vegas: 1 injured in shooting at elementary school in Virginia, hospital says - FOX5 Vegas. Latest update from The Boston Globe: The shooting was an isolated event and the shooter is no longer a threat, Jim Wood, Waynesboro city council member said. A suspect is dead, and an adult is injured after a shooting at a Virginia elementary school on Wednesday morning.Police responded to Westwood Hills Elementary in Waynesboro — about three hours south of Washington, D.C. — around 10 a.m.According to officers, the suspect forced his way inside the school and shot a victim before turning the gun on himself.Officials did not share any information about a motive in the shooting.All the students and staff were safely evacuated from the school, and no children were hurt, police said."Today’s the day every school system hopes they never have to deal with," said Dr. Jeffrey Cassell, Waynesboro Public Schools superintendent. "Our safety and security protocols and procedures worked. Staff notified law enforcement immediately, and our school executed lockdown procedures."
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Latest update from The Boston Globe: The shooting was an isolated event and the shooter is no longer a threat, Jim Wood, Waynesboro city council member said. Police in Virginia say they responded to an emergency at an elementary school Wednesday morning, prompting an evacuation of students and staff.Students, teachers and staff were safely evacuated from Westwood Elementary School in Waynesboro, according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. The agency did not specify the nature of the emergency, and a Waynesboro police dispatcher said no additional details were available.Video from the scene showed several emergency vehicles outside the school. Students and families were being reunited at a nearby church, assistant schools superintendent Ryan Barber said.Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she was monitoring the situation, noting her heart was with the students, families, teachers and staff. She also thanked first responders assisting at the scene.Waynesboro is about 96 miles northwest of Richmond.
Latest update from FOX5 Vegas: 1 injured in shooting at elementary school in Virginia, hospital says - FOX5 Vegas. Latest update from The Boston Globe: The shooting was an isolated event and the shooter is no longer a threat, Jim Wood, Waynesboro city council member said. Police in Virginia say they responded to an emergency at an elementary school Wednesday morning, prompting an evacuation of students and staff.Students, teachers and staff were safely evacuated from Westwood Elementary School in Waynesboro, according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. The agency did not specify the nature of the emergency, and a Waynesboro police dispatcher said no additional details were available.Video from the scene showed several emergency vehicles outside the school. Students and families were being reunited at a nearby church, assistant schools superintendent Ryan Barber said.Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she was monitoring the situation, noting her heart was with the students, families, teachers and staff. She also thanked first responders assisting at the scene.Waynesboro is about 96 miles northwest of Richmond.
Latest update from Direct local · FOX 5 New York: A suspect is dead, and an adult is injured after a shooting at a Virginia elementary school on Wednesday morning. Latest update from FOX5 Vegas: 1 injured in shooting at elementary school in Virginia, hospital says - FOX5 Vegas. Latest update from The Boston Globe: The shooting was an isolated event and the shooter is no longer a threat, Jim Wood, Waynesboro city council member said. A suspect is dead, and an adult is injured after a shooting at a Virginia elementary school on Wednesday morning.Police responded to Westwood Hills Elementary in Waynesboro — about three hours south of Washington, D.C. — around 10 a.m.According to officers, the suspect forced his way inside the school and shot a victim before turning the gun on himself.Officials did not share any information about a motive in the shooting.All the students and staff were safely evacuated from the school, and no children were hurt, police said."Today’s the day every school system hopes they never have to deal with," said Dr. Jeffrey Cassell, Waynesboro Public Schools superintendent. "Our safety and security protocols and procedures worked. Staff notified law enforcement immediately, and our school executed lockdown procedures."
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