Photos From The Townville Elementary Shooting Scene

Two students and one teacher were injured.

Parents, emergency personnel and law enforcement flocked to Townville Elementary School in Townville, South Carolina, on Wednesday after two students and one teacher were injured during a school shooting.

One teenage suspect is in custody. One of the injured children was flown to the Greenville Memorial Hospital’s emergency trauma center for treatment. AnMed, another hospital in the area, said it currently has two victims.

Authorities responding on the scene quickly escorted the other students to safety at Oakdale Baptist Church and directed parents to retrieve their children there, local broadcasts reported.

See photos below from the scene of the shooting:

Lilly Chapman, 8, cries after being reunited with her father, John Chapman, at Oakdale Baptist Church on Wednesday in Townville.
Lilly Chapman, 8, cries after being reunited with her father, John Chapman, at Oakdale Baptist Church on Wednesday in Townville.
Rainier Ehrhardt/Associated Press
Joey Taylor walks with his daughter Josie Taylor after picking her up at Oakdale Baptist Church.
Joey Taylor walks with his daughter Josie Taylor after picking her up at Oakdale Baptist Church.
Rainier Ehrhardt/Associated Press
Members of law enforcement investigate an area at Townville Elementary School.
Members of law enforcement investigate an area at Townville Elementary School.
Rainier Ehrhardt/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police talk in front of Townville Elementary School.
Police talk in front of Townville Elementary School.
Rainier Ehrhardt/ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this frame from video provided by WYFF, law enforcement officers respond to reports of a shooting at Townville Elementary School.
In this frame from video provided by WYFF, law enforcement officers respond to reports of a shooting at Townville Elementary School.
WYFF via Associated Press

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