A 12-year-old student died in a shooting at a South Carolina middle school Thursday and authorities took a classmate, also 12, into custody as a suspect shortly after police were called to the scene.
More than 100 officers responded to Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, working to identify the shooter, according to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. A request for backup was called in at about 12:30 p.m. by the school’s resource officer.
Motive in the case, as well as how the boy got a hold of the gun, are still being investigated. The sheriff’s office said the boys “were familiar with each other” and believe it was an isolated incident.
