Three students killed in US high school shooting

1 Three students were killed and six other people, including a teacher, were injured Tuesday in a shooting at a high school in rural Oxford, Michigan, local police said.

2 A 15-year-old student was taken into custody and a handgun confiscated after the Oxford High School shooting, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

3 “There was no resistance during the arrest and the suspect requested an attorney and has not made any statement on why,” the sheriff’s office said.

4 “It’s a very tragic situation,” Sheriff Michael McCabe said on Fox News.

5 “We have a lot of upset parents,” he said.

6 The shooting took place in Oxford, a small town about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Detroit.

7 Police said they received more than 100 emergency calls to 911 in the afternoon, and that the shooter unleashed between 15 and 20 shots over about five minutes with a semi-automatic pistol with more than one magazine.

8 The suspect was taken into custody five minutes after the first 911 call, they said.

9 Source Credit: TheGuardian