Police: Report of shooting at Sparks Middle School

Reno Gazette-Journal

Published Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 | 7:54 a.m.
Updated 9 minutes ago
SPARKS — 8:36 a.m. update:
Sparks police will hold a press conference at around 9 a.m. on the shooting at Sparks Middle School.
8:28 a.m. update:
Vickie Campbell of the Washoe County School District said Agnes Risley and Sparks Middle School closed. Children from both schools should be picked up at Sparks High School.
8:15 a.m. update
Students who have been evacuated from Sparks Middle School to Agnes Risley Elementary School will now be transported to Sparks High School, officials said.
Parents will be able to pick them up at Sparks High School as soon as they arrive.
7:58 a.m. update
The streets around Sparks MIddle School and Agnes Risley Elementary School are ringed with emergency vehicles following a shooting this morning at Sparks Middle School.
Parents are being allowed to pick up children, but otherwise traffic is blocked.
A command post has been set up in front of Sparks Middle School. No one is yet giving details to the media about what may have happened.
7:42 a.m. update:
Sparks police spokesman Rocky Triplett has confirmed that a shooting has occurred at Sparks Middle School, and that a shooter has been 'neutralized.'
Students have been evacuated from the school to Agnes Risley Elementary School.
There are no details as to how many people have been shot.
Stay with RGJ.com for more details as they become available.
A 12-year-old boy at Sparks Middle School was shot this morning as classes were starting, and the school has been placed on lockdown.
Students are currently being evacuated to Agnes Risley Elementary School, according to scanner traffic.
At least one person was shot at the school, and police were looking for the suspect.

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