shooting was reported at a Pine Bluff, Ark., junior high school on Monday, leaving one boy in serious condition and another in police custody.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the shooting occurred at Watson Chapel Junior High School, and that all campuses in the Watson Chapel district were closed down in its wake.
District officials told the newspaper that the shooting was an “isolated incident” and that all students are now safe.
This was the first day the town of Pine Bluff had returned to in-person learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Good Morning America.
"This was an isolated incident and all students students are safe at this time. The parent of the student hurt has been notified so if you have not been notified by the school your student is safe and secure. The police are not letting anyone in and out of the buildings. You will not be allowed to come get your student at this time," the Watson Chapel School District said in a statement on its Facebook page.
The shooter is a male juvenile, according to local news station KLRT-TV. His age has not been confirmed.
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