Active Shooter Reported At Reynolds High School [Update, One Dead]
Reports of an active shooter at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon (near Portland) have been confirmed — and the Multnomah County Sheriff indicates the situation on the ground is stable.
Images from Reynolds High School show a heavy police response, but initial reports are vague.
According to several users on Twitter, shots were fired at Reynolds High School — however, no information on possible casualties has been confirmed:
Oregon School Shooting Update: Police say Reynolds High School is now secure. No deaths reported. Story still developing. Possible injuries
— Joe Buttitta (@KEYTNC3Joe) June 10, 2014
Some local news sources are reporting from Twitter, where users claiming to be students are describing a harrowing scene:
“A student tweeted that the school is in lockdown and a number of police cars have rolled up. A second student has tweeted that she heard gunfire. A third reported a police officer racing towards the school’s gymnasium.”
RT @AshleyKorslien: lot of parents at #reynoldshighschool haven't heard from their kids. they are terrified pic.twitter.com/hbsvecCjkS
— KGW News (@KGWNews) June 10, 2014
Some reports indicate at least one shooter at Reynolds High School was reportedly active when police arrived:
Police: Shots were heard as officers approached gym locker room area at Oregon high school – http://t.co/oqNC70yKPZ
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 10, 2014
Local news sources later reported that the alleged shooter has been shot, and has died.
In the aftermath, families of Reynolds High School students have been using Twitter to connect and find their children under the hashtag #RHshooting:
Police are requesting parents pick up students at Safeway parking lot at 2501 SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, OR
#reynoldshighschool #liveonk2
— Hillary Lake, KATU (@hillarylake) June 10, 2014
The situation is fluid, and parents are receiving updated information — with the most recent being to report to the Wood Village Fred Meyer, not the Safeway.
Parents are now being told to pickup children at Wood Village Fred Meyer http://t.co/6iySa3ys1B #kgwnow
— KGW News (@KGWNews) June 10, 2014
Unconfirmed reports have indicated that a teacher may have been hit during the shooting in Troutdale, and law enforcement are slowly giving information to parents on site.
Other unconfirmed reports have suggested there may have been more than one shooter, but that report too remains unclear.
Local police are currently working to reunite parents with students evacuated from the scene.
A live stream from the shooting at Reynolds High School can be seen here.