Shooting Reported At VA High School
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A shooting has been reported at a high school in Virginia.
UPDATE: Newport News police confirmed there was a shooting at Heritage High.
Students are being evacuated and sent to the school's tennis courts, authorities say. Parents can meet their children there. https://t.co/Wn9V42V9bX
— WAVY TV 10 (@WAVY_News) September 20, 2021
Virginia police have responded to reports of a shooting at a high school on Monday at around noon in what is being described as a ‘major incident.’
Students were being evacuated from Heritage High School in Newport News on Monday.
Reports indicate that students were being directed to go to the campus’ outdoor tennis courts while officers storm the building, according to WAVY-TV.
Parents have been told to meet their children at the tennis court.
It is reportedly a “mass casualty event”
BREAKING: School shooting reported in Newport News. Police calling this is a "mass casualty event". https://t.co/DbNKhvXPh3
— Gordon Loesch (@WPXIGordon) September 20, 2021
WATCH:
BREAKING VIDEO: Shooting at Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia – police confirm at least two people shot https://t.co/1cHEYOaA2e pic.twitter.com/ZrehAmUuzV
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 20, 2021
Two students have been hospitalized:
FOX 5 DC: Two students hospitalized after shooting at Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia, police say
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) September 20, 2021
Update:
The police department released a statement saying two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, is your "mass casualty event" quote newer information than this release or is it inaccurate information? https://t.co/SnP9PQNoBc
— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) September 20, 2021