thank god, really, for being okay after everything that s transpired here. i m going to step out of the way. it is still a very active scene. we re a couple blocks from arapaho. a lot of parents are having to wait for a teacher, an authority to bring them their student. they re lined up, having to give their students name and those students are coming out. let me walk you back through what has happened since 12:30 this afternoon local time. a student at the school walked into the school with a shotgun, according to the arapahoe county sheriff. he asked for a specific teachers. that teacher apparently got wind and left the school. at some point the student opened fire, hitting at least two other students. one of those students had very serious injuries according to the sheriff, is currently undergoing surgery.
reporter: newly released 911 tapes and eyewitness accounts paint a picture of what happened here at sparks middle school monday morning when a student opened fire. the 12-year-old injured two students and killed a teacher before taking his own life. somebody brought a gun to school. they shot a teacher. the teacher s down? yes. okay. we ll get somebody out there right away. you re at sparks middle school? yes. oh, they shot again. they shot again? yeah. hi, this is school police. you guys have sparks middle? we do 911 ringing off the hook. 13-year-old student kyle newcomb recalls hearing a loud pop he thought was a firecracker. i turn around and see a teacher approach the gunman. then the gunman is pointing the gun towards the teacher and he fires a shot at the teacher. and then everybody started
you can t keep them away from school on a day like today. they want to be with their classmates. we re seeing soccer team students come out and talk to each other. they re leaving flowers in front of the school, doing the things they need to do to try and kope today. but the decision was made from the top that class would not be scheduled today. alexandre field, thank you. we re hearing also from students at the danvers high school in massachusetts. they say they were shocked to hear what happened to their teacher. understandably so. listen to this. just thinking back on it, it s just surreal that how quickly someone can go and how much we take for granted every day. she was like the nicest teacher you could ever have. and just i can t believe it. this is the second high profile incident at a school this week. on monday, a teacher in sparks, nev was killed when a student opened fire. two other students were wounded. let s discuss what s going on
sparks middle school in nevada killing a teacher and wounding two classmates before turning the gun on himself. the gun the seventh grader did come from his home. it s possible that his parents could be charged. in a meantime, a candlelight vigil is planned for the victims. reporter: newly released 911 tapes and eyewitness accounts paint a picture of what happened here here at sparks middle school monday when a student opened fire. the student opened fire and killed a teacher and wounded two students before taking his own life. somebody brought a gun to school that shot a teacher. the teach is down? yes. okay. we ll get somebody there right away. you re at sparks middle school. yes, they shot again. they shot again? yeah. you hi, this is lea, school police you guys have sparks middle? we do.
the town of sparks, nevada is trying to come to terms with the fact that a 12-year-old killed a teacher and wounded two at his middle school before taking his own life. tonight 911 recordings come out and a hero emerges. stephan stephanie elim reports. reporter: a picture of what happen heard monday morning when a student opened fire. the 12-year-old injured two students and killed a teacher before taking his own life. he brought a gun to school and shoot a teacher. the teacher is down? yes. okay. we ll get somebody out there right away. you re at sparks middle school? yes, they shot again. they shot again? yeah. hi, this is leah school