Philadelphia media are reporting two students have been shot at a charter high school in the city's Logan area.
According to WTXF, a male and a female student were shot at Delaware Valley Charter High School. The two 15-year-olds were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and are in stable condition.
The Philadelphia Police Department says a student had a handgun in the school's gym — but it's unclear whether the gun went off accidentally, or if the shootings were intentional. (Via KYW-TV)
The building went into lockdown at around 4 p.m. Eastern time. A Philly.com report said most of the school had been evacuated, but groups of students and personnel were still being let out.
Police urged parents via Twitter to pick up their kids at a specific location away from the school.
An anchor for WPVI notes schools are prepared for these situations, but the timing raises an interesting question.
"Nonetheless, does it make it trickier — both for the school and the students — that it was sort of, not the beginning of the day, but the end of the day, when your guard might be off, when you're thinking, 'In five minutes, I get to leave for a long holiday weekend'?"
Police have a suspect in custody. They say he's a male student at the school whom they identified via surveillance video.
