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Unfortunate news reaches our desks from Southern Kentucky where a least one person was killed and several others injured when a shooter opened fire at the Marshall County High School in Benton.

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Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky tweeted the news when he stated: Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS…Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded…Much yet unknown…Please do not speculate or spread hearsay…Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS…Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded…Much yet unknown…Please do not speculate or spread hearsay…Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us…</p>— Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMattBevin/status/955813278877454337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a></blockquote>

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It is understood that there are many wounded and even though the shooter is reportedly in custody, parents are urged not to come near the school ground just yet

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The local newspaper Marshall County Tribune-Courier stated: "Parents are being asked not to try and pick up students from Marshall County High School."

"We have been told there have been arguments between law enforcement and parents trying to get inside. The school remains on lockdown and no one is being allowed inside either entrance. Two Air Evac helicopters have landed in the past few minutes."

Source:

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/one-dead-many-injured-in-kentucky-high-school-shooting-824332.html