United States: One student killed, another injured in shooting at Alabama high school
The police said they were currently considering it an accidental shooting.

One student was killed and another injured in a shooting at a high school in the United States city of Birmingham in Alabama on Wednesday.
The incident sparked a brief lockdown at the Huffman High school. Police Chief Orlando Wilson told The Washington Post that the dead student was identified as a 17-year-old girl and another 17-year-old teen was injured.
“At this particular time, we are considering it accidental until the investigation takes us elsewhere,” the chief said. “It’s not a situation where someone from the outside came into the school.” However, he did not say if the suspected shooter was a student.
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Birmingham mayor said 17-year-old student killed in shooting had already been accepted to college, had dreams of becoming a nurse
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Rep. Terri Sewell on Huffman High School shooting:
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"My heart is breaking tonight for those hurt and killed in the shooting today at Huffman High School. As we continue to learn more, please pray with me for the victims and their families." pic.twitter.com/w82Bula8yR
Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring said the administration will increase security at all its schools.
The shooting comes just three weeks after a 19-year-old gunman opened fire in a school in Florida’s Parkland on February 14, killing 17 people.