Philadelphia School Shooting: Two Injured

Police have captured a student suspected of shooting two classmates at a Philadelphia high school.

Police say one male and one female student, both 15, were shot in the arm inside Delaware Valley Charter High School in North Philadelphia.

The suspect, also a student, fled the school after the shooting but was later captured by officers near his home, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said.

Police are investigating whether the shooting was intentional or if the gun went off accidentally, Mr Ramsey said.

It was not sure how the student got the gun into the school.
One parent told WTXF-TV the school has metal detectors that students must proceed through before entering the school.

Mr Ramsey said the shooting took place in the school's gymnasium.
Both injured students were transported to hospital where they are in stable condition. Their injures were not life-threatening, authorities said.


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