HENRICO, Va. (AP) - A Virginia high school was placed on lockdown for several hours Friday after a teenage girl was shot in a nearby neighborhood.
Police in Henrico County said the girl was taken to a hospital for treatment after she was shot at about 4:30 p.m. No information about her condition was released.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the lockdown of Godwin High School was lifted about three hours later. School officials were on site to help reunite students with parents and guardians. The school canceled a football game that had been scheduled for 7 p.m.
A heavy police presence remained in the area Friday evening searching for the shooter.
Godwin High School Principal Leigh Dunavant wrote in an letter to parents that the school’s students and staff were all safe. She said students were kept inside while police investigated the shooting.
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