Alabama police: 2 hurt in accidental school shooting
Posted March 07, 2018 6:00 am
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say two students have been hurt in an accidental shooting during afternoon dismissal at a high school in Alabama's largest city.
Birmingham Police Sgt. Bryan Shelton told local media organizations that one of the students suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting Wednesday afternoon. Shelton called it an "accidental shooting" but details weren't immediately available.
The Birmingham City school system said in a statement that the shooting at Huffman High School prompted a brief lockdown and police were called. It says students were subsequently let go and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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