Administrator dies in shooting at high school
Students said police arrested a 14-year-old freshman.
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A student shot and killed an assistant principal and seriously wounded two other administrators at a high school Tuesday, officials said. The student was arrested.
The motive for the shooting at Campbell County High School, 30 miles from Knoxville, was not immediately known, Sheriff Ron McClellan told WVLT-TV.
"We don't know yet. I have the individual at the hospital," McClellan said. "These men are all fine Christian men, and I am at a loss for words."
Several students identified the shooter as a 14-year-old freshman.
Assistant Principal Ken Bruce was killed, according to state Education Department spokeswoman Rachel Woods. Principal Gary Seale, who was shot while trying to take the student into custody, was reported in serious condition, and Assistant Principal Jim Pierce in critical condition.
Parents rushed to the 1,400-student school to take their children home.
The school was locked down after the shooting, and students were evacuated and loaded onto buses.
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