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Michigan: Three dead, eight wounded in US high school shooting, 15-year old held

Anjali Yadav | THE DEN

A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three teenagers and wounding eight others before surrendering to police, what authorities said was a shooting. Deadliest school in America so far this year. Oakland County Sheriff Mike McCabe has identified three of the dead students as a 16-year-old boy and two girls, aged 1

and 17. He said two of the injured will be operated on Tuesday night and the other six are in stable condition. One of the injured was a teacher, authorities said. A 15-year-old sophomore from Oxford High School was arrested and the pistol recovered,” the sheriff's office said in a statement. "There was no resistance to the arrest and the suspect asked for an attorney and did not provide a statement of motive."

McCabe said investigators will search social media posts for evidence of a possible motive. McCabe said the suspect's parents visited him where he was being held and advised their son not to speak to investigators, which was his right. To his knowledge, he said the suspect had never been in contact with law enforcement. President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting during his visit to Minnesota. "he says." This whole community must be in shock. McCabe said police contacted the suspect's parents and searched their home. The suspect was in class today and appeared to be carrying out the attack himself. It is unclear whether the victims were specifically targeted or were shot at randomly, McCabe said.


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