How Armed Student Shot Mate, Teacher in US School

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The police in US have told how a middle school boy opened fire at an Indiana school today, leaving a teacher and another student injured.

The incident is the latest in a string of school shootings this year.

The suspected shooter was identified as a student at Noblesville West Middle School, located about 27 miles north of Indianapolis.

He allegedly asked to be excused from class and then returned to the room armed with two handguns, Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt said at a news conference.

The teacher and student victims were shot in that room, Jowitt said, adding that the situation was resolved quickly and the suspect was taken into custody.

The victims were taken to local hospitals. Authorities did not provide their conditions.

Families of the victims have been notified, said Indiana State Police spokesman Sgt. John Perrine.

At the nearby Noblesville East Middle School, “everybody just got so scared” and a lot of people were crying, one sixth-grade girl told RTV.

“It’s a surreal feeling,” the girl’s dad added. “You don’t think it’s happening in your own town.”

“A secondary threat” was also made at Noblesville High School, Jowitt said.

“We have not received any information that this has been anything other than a communicated threat,” Jowitt said. “We are securing the high school and taking steps to make sure that it stays secure.”

“All this says to me is insanity has hit Indiana,” one man, whose wife’s grandson attends school in the district, told RTV.

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The man, who described the shooting as “chaos” for his family, said the boy texted his mother, “come get me.”

Vice President Mike Pence, an Indiana native, said he is “praying for the victims.”

“To everyone in the Noblesville community — you are on our hearts and in our prayers,” he wrote on Twitter. “Thanks for the swift response by Hoosier law enforcement and first responders.”

Gov. Eric Holcomb said he is monitoring the shooting.

“Our thoughts are with all those affected by this horrible situation,” Holcomb said.

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Friday morning’s shooting comes one week after a teenage boy allegedly stormed his Texas high school, shooting and killing 10 and wounding 13 others.

This story is developing. Please check back for more updates.

ABC News’ Rachel Katz, Teri Whitcraft, Ryan Burrow and Briana Montalvo contributed to this report.

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