Ohio Classroom Shooting: Teen Shoots Himself A student at an all-male Catholic high school is said to be critically injured after pulling out a gun in a classroom and shooting himself in an apparent suicide attempt. Police described the weapon as a semi-automatic handgun and said the episode was over "in a matter of seconds." The youth was taken to hospital from La Salle High School, a private school west of Cincinnati. Green Township Police Chief Bart West said there were 22 other students in the classroom at the time, but no one else was injured or threatened. Several students called 911 after the shot rang out, and the school was immediately put on lockdown as a precaution. "There's a guy with a gun," said a student who called on his mobile phone from inside a nearby locked room. We just need police here .... "We're huddled in a corner," another student said in a call. Parents and family cross a police line to check on their children A hospital spokeswoman released a statement from the boy's parents thanking people for their thoughts and prayers while asking for privacy. Students, some in tears, gathered in the school's gym after the shooting, and school officials made arrangements for parents to pick up their children. Greg Tankersley, La Salle's director of community development, said: "We just ask that you pray for him and his family. It's a tragic situation for this young man. He said the youth, who school officials describe as an honours student, was "fighting for his life." The Roman Catholic Archdiocese sent additional counsellors to the school, Mr Tankersley said, and a priest went to the hospital. In the aftermath of last year's fatal shootings of three students in Chardon High School in northeast Ohio and December's Sandy Hook Elementary shooting rampage in Connecticut, most schools have taken steps to increase security. "We always have concerns about school security," Chief West said, but he added that La Salle "did an excellent job" in responding. He said township police had met recently with school officials to review their safety plan. Mr Tankersley said the school would "go back and look at everything" when asked about a gun getting into the school.