A teenager died on Monday and two others were seriously injured after being hit by gunfire outside a US high school, police said, and “potential suspects” have been arrested.
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The shooting took place at 2:48 p.m. local (9:48 p.m. French time) in front of East High School located in Des Moines, Iowa (center), according to a statement sent to AFP by Sergeant Paul Parizek, spokesperson of the local police.
A “passing vehicle”
Three teenagers wounded by the shootings were discovered on the spot by the police and were hospitalized. One of the victims died of his injuries, the other two continue to receive treatment, police said. “The shots appear to have been fired from a passing vehicle“, adds the press release. Police said they arrested “potential suspects” without having for the moment made indictments.
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The high school, a time confined after the shooting, reopened its doors and the students were able to leave the perimeter, indicated on Twitter the department of public schools of the city.
Shootings with many victims remain a recurring scourge in the United States, in schools, supermarkets or in the workplace in particular.