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Shooting Reported At Nevada Middle School

Syuzanna Petrosyan |
October 21, 2013 | 9:06 a.m. PDT

Executive Producer

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Police have confirmed a shooting at Sparks Middle School in northern Nevada at about 7:16 a.m. Monday morning.

The middle school and the adjacent Agnes Risley Elementary School have been evacuated to Sparks High School from where students can be picked up, according to Washoe County School District spokesman Charles Rahn. The middle and elementary school will be closed on Monday.

One student has been transported to an area hospital and the shooter is confirmed to be dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Sparks City Manager Shawn Carey.

There are no details as to how many people have been shot.

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Read more at USA TODAY.

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