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6PM: School shooter could face attempted murder charges; doctor says condition of victims is an absolute blessing
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RIGBY, Idaho It is an absolute blessing that two students and a custodian were not more seriously injured or killed after being shot Thursday morning at Rigby Middle School.
Dr. Michael Lemon, the trauma medical director at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, said during a news conference at the Jefferson School District Office that three victims sustained injuries that were not life-threatening injuries and should recover.
The school employee was shot one time in what Lemon described as a through-and-through extremity injury. He was treated and released by Thursday afternoon. One student was shot once in an extremity and may require surgery, according to Lemon. The other student was potentially shot twice, and two limbs were hit.
3 Injured, Including Students, at Idaho Middle School Shooting: Officials
At least three people, including students, were injured at a shooting in an Idaho middle school, officials said.
Two students and an adult sustained “non-life-threatening injuries” during an incident at Rigby Middle School in eastern Idaho, said Monica Pauley, the executive assistant and board clerk for the Jefferson School District, according to the Idaho Statesman.
The suspect, meanwhile, was apprehended, officials said.
“Today we had the worst nightmare a school district could encounter. We had a school shooting here at Rigby Middle School,” Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin told KMTV. “What we know so far is the shooter has been apprehended. There is no further threat to the students.”
6th-grade girl shoots 3 at Idaho school before being disarmed by teacher, authorities say
By Kelly Hayes
RIGBY, Idaho - A sixth-grade female student was taken into custody Thursday after bringing a gun to school in Idaho and shooting multiple people before being disarmed by a teacher, authorities said.
Officials said the student pulled the handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds inside and outside Rigby Middle School, located in a small city just outside of Idaho Falls. Two students and a custodian were wounded.
Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said all three victims were shot in their extremities and are expected to survive their injuries.