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Teacher, employee shot at Virginia high school
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Armstrong High School
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June 15, 1998
Web posted at: 12:08 p.m. EDT (1608 GMT)
RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- Two suspects were taken into
custody on Monday after a shooting at Armstrong High School
that left two school personnel wounded, police said. Neither
of the injuries was life-threatening, police officer Bill
Chourney told CNN. ( 247K/23 sec. AIFF or WAV sound)
No students were injured.
Chourney said one of those wounded was a male teacher hit in
the
chest. An aide to Richmond Mayor Larry Chavis identified him
as history teacher and basketball coach Gregory Carter.
The other person injured was a female guidance counselor, who
was grazed by a bullet.
Both were shot in a hallway of the city public school on
Richmond's east end about 10 a.m. as students were taking
final exams.
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Police outside the scene of the shootings
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"We heard about 10 rounds of gunshots," one student said.
"Right after that, we heard people panicking." ( 215K/20 sec. AIFF or WAV sound)
The male suspects were not identified and there was no
immediate word on a motive for the shootings.
It was the latest in a spate of school shootings since
October, including fatal shootings in West Paducah, Kentucky;
Pearl, Mississippi; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Springfield,
Oregon.
Tuesday is the last day of school in Richmond before the
summer break.
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