S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe

A law enforcement officer walks through a parking lot at the Harrisburg High School at the scene of school shooting Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Harrisburg, S.D. Authorities say the school principal was shot and lightly wounded and a suspect was in custody. No students were reported hurt. (AP Photo/Argus Leader, Joe Ahlquist) MANDATORY CREDIT A law enforcement officer walks through a parking lot at the Harrisburg High School at the scene of school shooting Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Harrisburg, S.D. Authorities say the school principal was shot and lightly wounded and a suspect was in custody. No students were reported hurt. (AP Photo/Argus Leader, Joe Ahlquist) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press September 30, 2015 2 min read

HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) – The principal of a South Dakota high school was shot and lightly wounded Wednesday in a shooting at the school. School officials say a student suspected in the shooting is in custody no students were reported hurt.

Harrisburg High School Principal Kevin Lein suffered a flesh wound in the morning attack, Superintendent James Holbeck told local media outlets.

A student suspected in the shooting was in custody, Lincoln County Deputy State’s Attorney Ross Wright said. He said Lein was in stable condition.

District administrative assistant Tracy Heiden said all students were safe, but the school was locked down. The high school has about 635 students.

Parents were asked to stay away, but a handful of parents had gathered outside one entrance. Access to the school from a main thoroughfare was shut off, with a sheriff’s deputy standing guard nearby with a rifle.