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Police: Student shoots, wounds 2 at Kansas high school

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) – Authorities say a male student shot and wounded a school administrator and a school resource officer Friday at a suburban Kansas City high school.

The student was also shot when the officer returned fire.

Authorities say all three are expected to survive.

Olathe police spokesman Sgt. Joe Yeldell said the shooting occurred in the office area of Olathe East High School around 10:30 a.m., but didn’t provide details on what prompted the incident.

Yeldell says the student is an adult and was taken into custody.

No other students were injured.

A statement from Overland Park Regional Medical Center says one of the three people wounded is in critical condition. The other two have been discharged.

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