2 Teens Dead, 18 Wounded in Kentucky High School Shooting

01.24.18
2 Teens Dead, 18 Wounded in Kentucky High School Shooting

Two teenagers are dead and at least 18 wounded after a 15-year-old student allegedly opened fire at Marshall County High School in western Kentucky Tuesday morning. The incident began just before 8 a.m. and the suspect, whose name has not been released, was apprehended at the scene shortly after. According to Everytown.org, which tracks gun incidents on school campuses, there have been at least ten school shootings so far in 2018.

Kentucky State Police Commissioner Richard Sanders confirmed the identity of the two fatally wounded students as Bailey Nicole Holt, 15, and Preston Ryan Cope, 15.

 

 

 

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