Oxford High School Shooting Michigan : 3 killed, 6 injured

Three people were killed and six others were injured Tuesday in a shooting at a Michigan high school, authorities said

The lone suspect, a 15-year-old sophomore at the school, was taken into custody without incident, they said.

Police responded to an active shooter at Oxford High School at 12:51 p.m. local time, Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe said in a news conference.

Multiple police and emergency medical service units are now on the scene.

The suspect was taken into custody within five minutes of the initial 911 call, McCabe said. Police recovered a semi-automatic handgun from the scene.

Police did not identify the deceased victims but said one of the six injured people was a teacher at the high school, which is located about 45 miles north of Detroit. Authorities are conducting a secondary search of the school to locate any additional victims.

Three people — all believed to be students — have been killed, six other people are injured and a suspected shooter is in custody after a shooting at Oxford High School on Tuesday, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 12:55 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 30) in the section of the school where many history classes take place, Local 4 has learned.

Police said they responded to the active shooting situation with multiple patrol and EMS units, along with SWAT and aviation units.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one suspected shooter is in custody, and officials recovered a handgun, they said.

Officials don’t believe there are any other threats at this time, but they are still searching the school. A lockdown was issued, and has not yet been lifted.

A look from the ground as emergency vehicles rushed to Oxford High School a short time ago. pic.twitter.com/91lrM7tCsj
— Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) November 30, 2021

A suspected shooter is in custody after Oakland County, Michigan, police responded to an active shooter at Oxford High School. Oakland County Undersheriff Michael G. McCabe says at least three people were killed and six were injured in the incident.

where is oxford high school?

Oxford High School is a public secondary institution located in Oxford, Michigan within the Oxford Community Schools district.

Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan has been placed on lockdown due to an active shooter incident, law enforcement officials confirm.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene conducting a secondary search of the school as students are being evacuated.

The Sheriff’s office said one suspect is in custody. Three students were killed and six others, including one teacher, were injured.

Hospital near Oxford High School under lockdown

McLaren Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan was placed on lockdown, WDIV reports.

While it is not confirmed by officials, the reporter believes some of the victims from the Oxford High School shooting were transported to this hospital.

The hospital was put on lockdown, meaning security officials at the trauma unit entrance are not allowing visitors into the building.

WDIV also reported that an FBI official was seen at the hospital.

High School Shooting Lasted 5 Minutes, Police Say

According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office they received reports of an active shooter around 12:51 p.m. local time.

Approximately 100 calls were made about the now deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, a suburb about 40 miles north of Detroit.

Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McGabe stated “the whole thing lasted 5 minutes”.

McGabe added that the 15-year-old fired 15-20 shots during the incident.
A semi-automatic hand gun was recovered and the suspect’s name still has not been released.

where is oxford high school?

Oxford High School is a public secondary institution located in Oxford, Michigan within the Oxford Community Schools district.

The school draws from an area of the village of Oxford and Oxford Township, as well as portions of Orion, Dryden, Metamora and Addison townships.

Oxford High School is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School for the Diploma Programme.

Three students dead, 6 injured in Oxford High School shooting, 15-yr-old suspect in custody

Emergency personnel and law enforcement respond to a shooting on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 at Oxford High School. Three students were shot dead, and six other people were injured.

Where is Michigan ?

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States.

Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word meaning ‘large water’ or ‘large lake’.

With a population of nearly 10.1 million and a total area of nearly 97,000 sq mi (250,000 km2), Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest east of the Mississippi River.[b] Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation’s most populous and largest metropolitan economies.

A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school today, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said.

Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that he didn’t know what the assailant’s motives were for the attack at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, a community of about 22,000 people roughly 30 miles north of Detroit.

Officers responded at around 12:55 p.m. to a flood of 911 calls about an active shooter at the school, McCabe said. Authorities arrested the suspect at the school and recovered a semi-automatic handgun and several clips.

“Deputies confronted him, he had the weapon on him, they took him into custody,” McCabe said, adding that the suspect wasn’t hurt when he was taken into custody and he refused to say how he got the gun into the school.