Police: Maryland High School On Lockdown, Shots Fired

Editor’s Note: A good guy with a gun stopped this shooting. It will be interesting to see how the mainstream media handles that detail.

Great Mills High School in Maryland has been placed on lockdown after a shooting Tuesday morning, police confirmed.

Maryland State Police and ATF special agents announced they are responding to the incident, Fox News reported. The school is located in St. Mary’s County.

Maryland Democratic Gov. Larry Hogan released a statement, minutes after the news broke.

“We are closely monitoring the situation at Great Mills High School. MDSP is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support. Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders,” Hogan said in the statement.

Two were people were reportedly shot and both were transported to local hospitals. The alleged shooter was reportedly shot and taken down by an armed school resource officer. The school resource officer was not injured.

BREAKING: A school shooting has been reported at Great Mills High School in Maryland. The school is on lockdown, sheriff's office is on the scene. pic.twitter.com/yGIeLh1wAp

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 20, 2018

St. Mary’s Co. Sheriff: 3 students injured at Great Mills HS have been taken to hospitals in DC, Prince George’s County & St. Mary’s Co. Shooter & female student in critical, another student taken to MedSTAR is critical but stable. SRO who stopped shooter was not hurt. @wusa9

— Peggy Fox (@PeggyTV) March 20, 2018

Agents from the FBI in southern MD are on scene assisting @firstsheriff at Great Mills High School in Saint Mary's County. Evidence Response Team is on standby.

— FBI Baltimore (@FBIBaltimore) March 20, 2018

We are aware of the situation at Great Mills High School. GMHS parents, please report to our auditorium. Leonardtown High School students are safe.

— Leonardtown HS (@LHS_SMCPS) March 20, 2018

There has been a Shooting at Great Mills High School. The school is on lock down the event is contained, the Sheriff's office is on the scene additional information to follow.
Parents/Guardians should go to Leonardtown HS for reunification with GMHS students

— SMCPS_MD (@SMCPS_MD) March 20, 2018

We are closely monitoring the situation at Great Mills High School. @MDSP is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support. Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders.

— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) March 20, 2018

Here’s a look from the scene outside Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland, which is currently on lockdown after a shooting at the school, St. Mary's County Public Schools says https://t.co/O0tm9C2l8X pic.twitter.com/2dJ05pghF6

— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2018

The two shot were students at the school, and remain in critical condition. The name of the shooter has not yet been released.