1 dead, 1 injured in shooting outside high school graduation in Tennessee

One individual was shot lifeless and a second was critically injured when gunfire erupted following a highschool commencement in Tennessee Wednesday night time, police stated.

A gunman opened fireplace exterior a stadium at Center Tennessee State College the place 450 Riverdale Excessive Faculty grads and their households have been celebrating their commencement day, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Workplace Sgt. Dan Goodwin stated in a press convention streamed by WKRN.

Legislation enforcement officers stated pictures rang out simply earlier than 9 p.m. as individuals have been leaving the ceremony.

The 2 victims have been shot close to the tennis court docket on campus. One was pronounced lifeless on the scene, whereas the second was rushed to the hospital in important, however secure situation, authorities stated.

The capturing shortly turned the celebratory day right into a nightmare for these in attendance as some have been seen speeding away from the venue whereas emergency responders arrived, based on footage tweeted by posted to Twitter by NewsChannel 5 reporter Jason Lamb.

The identities of the 2 victims haven’t been launched and it’s unknown if both have been college students or graduates.

The suspect remains to be at giant and must be thought of armed and harmful, police stated on the information convention.

Riverdale Excessive Faculty will likely be closed tomorrow as a precaution, a spokesperson for Rutherford County Colleges stated.