A nearby college told students to shelter in place.
Authorities are looking for a suspect after a student and a security guard were shot outside a Buffalo high school on Wednesday afternoon. The student is currently in surgery, while the security guard sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Buffalo Police Deputy Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said during a press conference Wednesday evening.
The shooting allegedly happened after a multiple people got into a dispute on the sidewalk outside of McKinley High School. The school had been dismissed 20 minutes prior to the shooting, but about 100 students were still in the building for after-school activities. Those students were placed on a lockdown, but they have since been upgraded to a shelter in place, Gramaglia said.
Authorities respond to a shooting outside of McKinley High School in Buffalo, New York, on February 9, 2022.The deputy commissioner said they are still looking for the suspect. However, they cleared the school and the surrounding area, and said they do not believe there is a threat to nearby residents.
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