An armed school resource officer shot and wounded an alleged school shooter, and the officer himself was shot and wounded, at Kansas’s Olathe East High School on Friday morning.
An administrator, a school resource officer, and a student — the alleged shooter — were injured in the incident, which occurred around 11 a.m., the Kansas City Star reported.
“A student shot and wounded an administrator and a school resource officer Friday at a suburban Kansas City high school, and the student also was wounded when the officer returned fire,” KDSK pointed out.
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“Police said it was that school resource officer who shot the suspect,” KMBC noted.
The school administrator and resource officer were both in “stable condition,” as of 2:30 p.m. local time, KSHB observed.
Olathe Mayor John Bacon posted comments regarding the attack, praising the courage of the school resource officer, among others:
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