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MATTHEWS, N.C. – A student was shot dead during a fight in a North Carolina high school on Monday morning and eventually died, police said. The Matthews Police Department, about 20 km southeast of Charlotte, said another student had been arrested after the shooting at Butler High School.
The injured student was transported to a hospital and died there, police captain Stason Tyrrell told a news conference. "It has been an extremely tragic event for us here in Matthews for the Butler High School community," said Tyrrell.
Tyrrell said the fight had taken place in a corridor filled with students. The shooting would be an isolated incident, the police said on Facebook. Tyrrell did not reveal the age or identity of the victim, but described the student as a man.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg superintendent of schools, Clayton Wilcox, told WSOC-TV that the student who had fired the gun was angry at another student and had led the shooting.
"We are incredibly sad and we are sorry for this family," Wilcox said. "But we are also sorry for the young person who thought that the only way to solve this problem was to use a gun."
The school district Charlotte-Mecklenburg said on Facebook that the weapon had been secured by the forces of order. The school was locked out, which has since been lifted.
"No immediate danger exists and an investigation is continuing," said the school district. Families were allowed to take students from the campus entrance.
Before the lockout was lifted, dozens of parents gathered outside the school to wait for news from students. Several parents told local TV channels that they felt confused and did not really know where to meet their children. A video provided to WNCN, affiliated with CBS, by a freshman showed panic in the crowded hallways as a result of the incident.
"A child was shot … Children cry, it's a mess," the student was told.
When students were allowed to leave, television pictures showed students romping, accompanied by many parents crying and hugging.
In a statement issued at the station, North Carolina Superintendent Mark Johnson said: "I am sorry to hear that we lost a student because of school violence in the school. One of our schools. "
"We have contacted the Charlotte – Mecklenburg authorities and will give all our help, but we are thinking first of all about the parents and other relatives of the deceased student," Johnson said. "The safety of our students is paramount – it's a sad day for all of North Carolina and we need to work together, as a community, to solve these problems."
Courses will be held for students remaining on campus, the district said.
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