Police found two 15-year-old female sophomores lying next to each other on campus, each dead of a single gunshot wound, according to ABC15. A weapon was discovered next to them. Circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation and the relationship between the two girls was not immediately clear, says the report.
.@GlendaleAZPD responded to Independence H.S. in less than two minutes and found two 15-year-old, female students dead on scene. @abc15
Independence High School was put on lock down this morning due to a police investigation. Police have secured the campus. There is no active shooter on campus. The investigation is ongoing.
The campus remains on lock down and no one will be allowed to enter or exit the campus until the police have lifted the lock down and ensured the safety of the school.
Parents will be notified as soon as it is safe for students to be picked up from campus.
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We will actively communicate with parents as more information is available.
Glendale police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden told reporters there is no search for an active shooter and the community is not in danger. The school remained on lockdown after the shooting.
Independence High School students have been released. The campus remains on lock down.
Please use the following protocol to pick up your student. Parents are NOT allowed on campus.
Parents picking students up must meet at the staging area located at the Burger King and Walmart at 75th and Glendale avenues. They will be transported to the students by buses, reunited with their student, and then returned to the staging area.
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Parents will need identification to pick up their students.
Students will be allowed to walk home from the campus or drive their own vehicles home from campus but they MUST make parent/guardian contact prior to leaving. Teachers will assist students and confirm that parent/guardian contact has been made before they are released.
Students who are regularly transported home by buses will be sent home on their buses.
No student will be allowed to leave campus without parent/guardian notice.
Glendale Vice Mayor Ian Hugh called the incident “a horrible tragedy,” while Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey released a statement praying for the families and students.
Via ABC15:
“As details of this morning’s tragic shooting continue to be released, our hearts remain with the students, educators and families of Independence High School and the entire Glendale community.”
Ducey thanked first responders, police, teachers and school administrators for their “swift response and diligent work” to keep the area safe.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with them, with everyone on scene and with the community during this difficult time,” his statement read.
In the first two months of 2016, there have been a reported seven school shootings.
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