There has been another school shooting, this time at a southwestern Kentucky high school and Governor Matt Bevin confirmed there was one fatality but "much [is] yet unknown."
Mr Bevin tweeted that the shooter is in custody at this time and there were "multiple" injured at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky - about 120 miles northwest of Nashville.
Detective Jody Cash of the Kentucky State Police said the “situation is no longer active," the local NBC News affiliate reported.
Police are investigating the matter after being called to the school just after 9 am local time.
CNN reported that Darlene Lynn of the Marshall County Emergency Management said seven people were taken to hospitals, some by helicopter.
The high school students are being taken to the local middle school by bus where they can be picked up by parents.
NBC News had reported that students were breaking down fences and gates in a panic to escape the building after the suspect - yet to be named - began shooting.
"I'm distraught from all of it. I couldn't really focus driving home. I was shaking a lot driving back to my house. I'm still shaking," said 17-year-old Greg Rodgers, a student at the school, told NBC News.
The Governor advised the public to "not speculate or spread hearsay" regarding the incident.
Mr Bevin later issued a statement via Twitter as well, in which he said it was "unbelievable that this would happen in a small, close-knit community like Marshall County" and cautioned the public to "allow the facts to come out."
A local business owner Mitchell Garland told the Associated Press that students were “crying and screaming” while and running out of the school in the immediate wake of the shooting.
“Everyone is just scared. Just terrified for their kids,” Mr Garland said. “We’re a small town and we know a lot of the kids.”
No information on the injured or dead have been released as yet.
The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) have said they are also on the scene to assist with the investigation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who represents the state, tweeted that he is tracking reports of the incident as well.
School shootings have taken place in California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Washington state, and New Mexico already this year.
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