MIAMI, United States — A teenage gunman who injured three people at a South Carolina elementary school before being arrested carried out the attack after killing his father, local officials said Wednesday. The teen, whom the authorities did not identify, shot two boys — one in the leg, the other in the foot — as well as a teacher in the shoulder at Townville Elementary in the west of the US state, area officials told reporters. ADVERTISEMENT“The investigation is in initial stages… it’s going to be a very slow, methodical and meticulous investigation,” Captain Garland Major of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said. Students were evacuated on school buses to a nearby church, local media reported. Praying initial reports of no loss of life remain true & for those injured and their families.”The school has almost 300 students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, local media reported.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2016 23:26 UTC