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One Person Shot At Champaign County School

West Liberty-Salem Local Schools

Champaign County Sheriff's deputies say one person was shot and wounded this morning at West Liberty High School.  Deputies say they have a suspect in custody.  The unnamed victim is being treated at an area hospital. Deputies have not said if the victim or the suspect are students, or if the shooting occurred inside or outside of  the building.

UPDATE from the Associated Press:

Authorities say staff at an Ohio high school where a junior was shot - overpowered the armed student and prevented what could have been a far worse situation. Champaign County Sheriff Michael Melvin says more people would have been wounded at the West Liberty school building this morning without the intervention because the shooter's intent was to harm more people. West Liberty school superintendent Kraig Hissong identified the injured student as 16-year-old junior Logan Cole, who's in critical but stable condition at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. The sheriff says Cole was shot more than once. Champaign County Prosecutor Kevin Talebi says a 17-year-old student has been arrested and charged with felonious assault. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.