Another school shooting in the US: 3 injured in Maryland attack

A high school in Maryland, USA is on lockdown following a shooting incident that injured three people on Tuesday morning. Officials have confirmed the shooting at Great Mills High School just before 8 am local time. Two of the victims are students, while the other was reportedly the suspect.

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has said that no one died from the attack. There were three injured, though, and all have been transported to hospitals. There are reports claiming that the third injured person was the suspect, although this has not been confirmed. There is no word yet on the suspect’s identity. The event is said to be already “contained.”

“The building is orderly and the sheriff’s office is conducting an investigation,” the school district said.

The school is currently on lockdown, and students are being evacuated. Parents and guardians were told to go to the nearby Leonardtown High School to pick up their children instead of going to Great Mills.

Great Mills High School has more than 1,500 students. Last week, some of their students participated in the national class walk-out, a student-led protect against school violence in the wake of mass shooting at another high school in Parkland, Florida.

There had been 17 people who died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 17. Gunman Nikolas Cruz entered the building of his old school and opened fire at the students and teachers. The incident led to a nationwide protest against lenient gun laws led by the school shooting’s survivors.

According to CNN, there have already been 16 school shootings in 2018, not including the most recent one in Maryland.