(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Special Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are heading to the scene of a school shooting in Great Mills, Maryland, the ATF said in a statement on Tuesday, Sputnik reported.
Great Mills High School in Maryland is on lockdown after many people were injured as a result of the shooting, the NBC broadcaster reported.
"There has been a Shooting at Great Mills High School. The school is on lockdown, the event is contained, the Sheriff's office is on the scene additional information to follow," the St. Mary's County Public School website said.
The school's student said to local media that he believes seven people are injured, whereas at least one is dead following the incident. There have been no official reports on casualties yet.
A Twitter post from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office asked parents not to report to the school due to the incident, but to go to a high school in nearby Leonardtown instead.
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