GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Two students were shot and killed Friday at a high school in a Phoenix suburb but the danger at the campus was over, police said, as hundreds of worried parents crowded outside nearby stores to await word on their children.
Two 15-year-old girls were shot once at Independence High School, but it was not clear what led up to their deaths, Glendale Officer Tracey Breeden told reporters. Authorities were not looking for anyone else, and a gun was found near the bodies, she said.
Breeden said the circumstances suggested the possibility of a murder-suicide or double-suicide, but no determination had been made. She had no information on the relationship between the girls, who died at the scene and were found near an administration building.
Police arrived within two minutes of being called, and the school of more than 2,000 students went on lockdown, Breeden said.
Hundreds of worried parents soon began arriving at nearby discount and convenience stores. Breeden told parents awaiting word on their kids that “your children are safe.”