TACOMA, Wash. -
A Tacoma, Wash., special education teacher was shot and killed at an elementary school before students arrived Friday, and police reportedly shot and killed the suspect about 11 miles away.
A school district spokesman says the woman was shot at about 7:35 a.m. at Birney Elementary. School usually begins at 9 a.m.
The school has about 400 students in grades K-5. Classes have been called off for the day.
KOMO-TV reports the suspected shooter was shot and killed by police in the Fredrickson area.
Police spokesman Mark Fulghum told the paper the suspect and the victim know each other.
Fulghum said the two were acquaintances and both were in their 30s.
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AP Writer Donna Blankinship contributed to this story from Seattle.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A spokesman for the Tacoma, Wash., school district says a special education teacher was shot and killed at an elementary school before children arrived Friday.
Spokesman Dan Voelpel says the woman was shot at about 7:35 a.m. at Birney Elementary. A suspect may also have been shot by police.
A woman who answered the phone at the school said no children were present at the school when the shooting took place. School usually begins at 9 a.m.
The Tacoma News Tribune reports there was another shooting in the Fredrickson area that is connected to the school shooting.
Police spokesman Mark Fulghum told the paper the suspect and the victim know each other.
The school has about 400 students in grades K-5.
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AP Writer Donna Blankinship contributed to this story from Seattle.
A school district spokesman says the woman was shot at about 7:35 a.m. at Birney Elementary. School usually begins at 9 a.m.
The school has about 400 students in grades K-5. Classes have been called off for the day.
KOMO-TV reports the suspected shooter was shot and killed by police in the Fredrickson area.
Police spokesman Mark Fulghum told the paper the suspect and the victim know each other.
Fulghum said the two were acquaintances and both were in their 30s.
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AP Writer Donna Blankinship contributed to this story from Seattle.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A spokesman for the Tacoma, Wash., school district says a special education teacher was shot and killed at an elementary school before children arrived Friday.
Spokesman Dan Voelpel says the woman was shot at about 7:35 a.m. at Birney Elementary. A suspect may also have been shot by police.
A woman who answered the phone at the school said no children were present at the school when the shooting took place. School usually begins at 9 a.m.
The Tacoma News Tribune reports there was another shooting in the Fredrickson area that is connected to the school shooting.
Police spokesman Mark Fulghum told the paper the suspect and the victim know each other.
The school has about 400 students in grades K-5.
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AP Writer Donna Blankinship contributed to this story from Seattle.
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