US: Former Student Kills One, Leaves Two Injured in Georgia High School Graduation Shooting

At least one person was killed and two others wounded.

Atlanta (United States), May 19: At least one person was killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a high school graduation ceremony in Clayton County of the United States’ southeastern province Georgia on Friday night (local time). The incident took place on the campus of Mount Zion High School. According to the Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services, a woman was killed after being shot multiple times. The injured have been shifted to the hospital, reported Fox News.

According to the police, the graduation ceremony was over when the shooting happened. An investigation is underway. This comes barely hours after at least ten people were shot dead in Santa Fe High School in an early morning shootout in the southeastern Texas city of Santa Fe, about 50 kilometres from Houston. Assistant principal Cris Richardson told CNN that the gunman had been arrested.

A second person had been detained as well. At least one police officer was also injured in the shooting, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter. The sheriff added that the shooter, who had been arrested, was a former student of the school. As per media reports, explosive devices were also found at the site of the shooting and other surrounding areas. The death toll is likely to rise as multiple deaths have been reported due to the shooting incident, two law enforcement sources told CNN.