RICHMOND, IND. — A possible school shooting was thwarted Thursday morning at an Indiana middle school when police received a tip and were able to intercept the teenage suspect, who shot and killed himself.
The teen exchanged gunfire with police outside Dennis Intermediate School in Richmond, Indiana, before turning the gun on himself, said Indiana State Police Sgt. John Bowling. There were no other injuries.
“Somebody knew something and they said something,” Bowling said.
Richmond police contacted Richmond Community Schools and had the school locked down before the suspect arrived, reported WHIO-TV. Police confronted the suspect outside the school, which is where the shots were fired.
Students were evacuated to Richmond High School.
Police don’t yet know why the teen targeted the middle school or whether he was a student.
The investigation is ongoing, Bowling said.
Richmond, Indiana is in the eastern part of the state near the Ohio state line, about 50 miles west of Dayton, Ohio.
Shooting at Dennis Middle School, Richmond, IN, in Wayne Co. has resulted in the death of the teenage suspect. No other students reported to be injured. @ISPPendleton Sgt. John Bowling will arrive shortly and will update media on where to meet for more info.
— Indiana State Police (@IndStatePolice) December 13, 2018
WHIO-TV contributed to this report.
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