RIGBY â A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher, authorities said.
The three were shot in their extremities during the 9:15 a.m. Thursday incident at Rigby Middle School and are expected to survive, officials said at a Thursday afternoon news conference. All three victims were transported via ambulances to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls following the shooting.
âToday we had the worst nightmare a school district could encounter,â Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin said Thursday following the incident.
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Two students and one custodian were injured in a shooting that took place at Rigby Middle School at 8:12 a.m. May 6.Â
Central Fire Chief Carl Anderson stated in a press conference following the shooting that the injured staff member had placed himself between the shooter and the two students. The staff member and two students have been transferred to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Anderson further said that the shooter had been apprehended between the time of 8:12 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Identities of the victims and the shooter have not been released at this time.Â
According to a press release by Jefferson Joint School Dist. #251, the injuries sustained are non-life threatening. Students from the middle school were evacuated to Rigby High School where parents may pick them up. Students that are not picked up will be bussed home.