One student dead, others injured in school shooting south of Spokane

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One student was killed and at least three other people were injured Wednesday morning in a shooting at a high school south of Spokane.

The Spokesman-Review reports that shots were fired around 10 a.m. at Freeman High School in Rockford.  Authorities say the suspect is in custody.

While the identity of the suspect and the total number of people injured was not immediately clear, the newspaper says three of the victims were immediately transported to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Dozens of vehicles including ambulances and a LifeFlight helicopter responded to the scene, and first responders were urging motorists not to use Highway 27 so that ambulances and other vehicles could get through.

Several neighboring school districts, including Central Valley and Spokane Public Schools, imposed lockdowns as a precaution.  Some of those lockdowns were lifted before 11:30 a.m.  (Spokesman-Review, Freeman School District)

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