District says they were not informed of road rage shooting near West Carrollton High School
West Carrollton Schools says it was not notified of a shooting near the high school Friday afternoon.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, officers responded to reports of a shooting at Student Street and Jassamine Drive, right next to West Carrollton High School, around 4:20 p.m.
Two men were involved in a road rage incident and stopped at this intersection to argue.
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“One man approached the second with a pipe or pole and was immediately shot in the leg by the other man,” a Miami Township spokesperson said Friday.
Both men were hospitalized. one with an obvious gunshot wound and the other with injuries from the pole. The severity of the injuries is unknown at this time.
In a statement to News Center 7 Saturday, a district spokesperson said while students and staff were on spring break, athletes and coaches were on campus Friday.
“We were not informed of the incident by law enforcement. If we had been, we would have taken them inside and put the establishment on lockdown,” the spokesperson said.
News Center 7 contacted Miami Township and asked to notify the district of the shooting. We will provide updates as we learn more.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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