A student has been killed and another taken into custody and charged with murder, after a shooting at a high school in North Carolina, an incident apparently triggered by a dispute over bullying by two 16-year-old youths. Police in the town of Matthews, 10 miles southeast of Charlotte, confirmed that a lockdown had been ordered at Butler High School after reports were received of shots being fired at around 7.15am. The lockdown was subsequently lifted and parents were able to collect their children “We have responded to a shooting at Butler High School this morning. There is one student that has been shot that was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries at this time,” the city's police force said in a post on Facebook. Recommended Investment giant threatens to pull funds from gunmakers “Another student has been taken into custody. This is believed to be an isolated incident and the scene has now been secured by police. Information on releasing students to their parents will be coming soon.” Local news channel WDBO said the victim had been taken to the Carolinas Medical Centre. It was later reported the victim had died from his injuries. Television images showed groups of anxious parents standing close to the school, waiting for more information as to who had been hurt. Police Supt Clayton Wilcox said during a press conference outside the school, that the suspected shooter, himself a student had been wounded, and was at that time undergoing surgery. Mr Wilcox said the shooting occurred after a disagreement between two students. The disagreement occurred in a hallway and there were “many kids in the hallways when it took place”, he said, according to the Charlotte Observer. Later, the victim was named as 16-year-old Bobby McKeithen. Matthews Police Department Capt Stason Tyrrell said that another 16-year-old, Jatwan Craig Cuffie, had been detained and charged with first-degree murder. He was charged as an adult and is being held in the Mecklenburg County jail. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said the shooting appeared to have stemmed from a case of bullying “that escalated out of control”. Neither Mr Wilcox nor Mr Tyrrell said which student was being bullied, the Associated Press said. World news in pictures Show all 50 1 /50 World news in pictures World news in pictures 30 September 2020 Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican AFP via Getty World news in pictures 29 September 2020 A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip AFP via Getty World news in pictures 28 September 2020 A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. 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Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president's resignation are now in their second month AP World news in pictures 11 September 2020 Members of 'Omnium Cultural' celebrate the 20th 'Festa per la llibertat' ('Fiesta for the freedom') to mark the Day of Catalonia in Barcelona. Omnion Cultural fights for the independence of Catalonia EPA World news in pictures 10 September 2020 The Moria refugee camp, two days after Greece's biggest migrant camp, was destroyed by fire.<doc-sep>By Peter Szekely (Reuters) - A fistfight between two North Carolina high school students turned deadly on Monday when one of them pulled out a handgun and fired at the other in a crowded hallway before the start of classes, authorities said. The alleged shooter, identified only as a male student at David W. Butler High School in Matthews, a suburb southeast of Charlotte, was quickly taken into custody, police said. “There are no other threats or dangers to any of the students or staff, or anyone in the area of the school,” Captain Stason Tyrrell of the Matthews Police Department told reporters near the school. “I can just tell you that the shooter was taken into custody by Matthews Police Department, and his family is aware as well," Tyrrell said. The school briefly went into a lockdown as the wounded student, who was also not identified by police, was rushed to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. The student died there a few hours later, they said. Students were later released to their anxious parents who had jammed the area around the school, while police spent much of the day interviewing witnesses and combing over the crime scene. Surveillance video shows the two students getting into a fight before the shooting, Tyrrell said. “From what I’ve seen and the information I’ve received, our school resource officer was very nearby when it took place, and the situation became under control very quickly,” he added. Charlotte Mecklenburg School Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said the school did not have a policy of searching every bag that enters the school, but said all security procedures would be reviewed following the shooting. Keeping firearms out of schools has become an urgent issue across the country since a suspect killed 17 in a shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February. "I don’t know how a young person gets a handgun in the state of North Carolina," Wilcox told reporters. "But we are going to look into all those things, and we will do our best to make sure that this never happens again." 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Facing a $267.5 million fiscal 2013 budget gap, Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago and suburbs, has proposed a tax of 5 cents per bullet and $25 on each firearm sold at gun and sporting goods stores in the county. Fred Lutger, who has owned Freddie Bear Sports for 35 years, is concerned with the impact the tax will have on his store which is located about 2 miles inside the Cook County line. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (CNN) — A North Carolina high school freshman was charged with first-degree murder after he fatally shot a fellow student, police said Monday. The shooting in the hallway of Butler High School in Matthews stemmed from a fight between the victim and the suspect, said Matthews Police Capt. Stason Tyrrell. Initial reports indicate that the conflict started with bullying that spiraled out of control, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox. “And as fear took over, a young person bought a gun to solve the problems,” Wilcox said. WSOC Stason Tyrrell of Matthews, North Carolina police Tyrrell identified the victim as a 16-year-old Bobby McKeithen, a sophomore. The suspect, Jatwan Craig Cuffie, also 16, is in the Mecklenburg County jail, he said. The shooting happened just before the final bell rang for students to go into their classrooms, according to Tyrrell. He said a school resource officer was in the cafeteria area when he and school security officers heard a commotion in an adjoining hallway at 7:14 a.m. They ran to the hallway and started giving the victim first aid within 15 to 20 seconds, Tyrrell said. The school immediately went into a lockdown, Tyrrell said. Two other police officers, including a school resource officer directing traffic in front of the school, entered the school within minutes, according to Tyrrell. About five to seven minutes after the shooting, authorities learned from a teacher that she was with the suspected shooter, Tyrrell said. The suspect admitted to the shooting and, around 7:25 a.m., said he wanted to surrender, Tyrrell said. No one else was injured in the shooting. “This event actually began days before this morning. So what took place this morning was something that built up,” Tyrrell said. He said several people knew there was a chance of an altercation on Monday morning. “And we just didn’t have that information until after it had happened,” he said. Wilcox said the schools don’t have metal detectors and students aren’t searched when they enter the building. “Some have asked me, how could someone, especially a student, come on to one of our campus(es) with a loaded gun,” Wilcox said. “And I wish I had an answer to that. There really is no easy answer.” The superintendent said the school will be closed on Tuesday. Matthews is located about 22 miles southeast of Charlotte. CNN’s Darran Simon and Jamiel Lynch contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
Bullying and a fight over the weekend led to a high school student in Matthews, North Carolina, shooting and killing his classmate in the hallway Monday morning before classes, police said. The shooter, 16-year-old Jatwan Cuffie, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly opened fire on Bobby McKeithen, also 16. Matthews Police Chief Clark Pennington said Cuffie is being charged as an adult, and is currently being held without bond. McKeithen was rushed to the hospital where he died from his injuries, the Matthews Police Department said. Jatwan Cuffie Mecklenburg County Sheriff Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Dr. Clayton Wilcox declined during a news conference Monday afternoon to elaborate further who was being bullied. Captain Stason Tyrrell told reporters that Cuffie and McKeithen got into an altercation over the weekend and the incident carried over to school. The shooting happened around 7:15 a.m. ET in a crowded hallway outside of the cafeteria at Butler High School in Matthews. A school resource officer was the first on the scene and found McKeithen suffering from gunshot wounds. A teacher inside the school was able to alert officers that they were with the shooter and he was ready to surrender and admit what he'd done. Cuffie was in custody about seven minutes after the first 911 call came in, police said. "We are incredibly saddened that we had a loss of life on one of our campuses," Wilcox said. "And what makes it doubly worse is it was one of our students who was the shooter." North Carolina Superintendent Mark Johnson said in a statement on Facebook that he was "heartbroken" over the shooting. "We have contacted Charlotte-Mecklenburg authorities and will assist in any way we can, but of course our first thoughts are for the parents and other loved ones of the student who passed away. The safety of our students is paramount," he said. "This is a sad day for all of North Carolina, and we must work together as a community to address these problems." During a news conference Tuesday, McKeithen's family responded to reports that the teen was bullying Cuffie before the shooting occurred. "We want everyone to know that the stories and rumors you have heard about Bobby being a bully are not true," a spokesman for the family said. "Countless friends and teachers have spoken out and said that that is not, nor has ever been, known as a bully. Bobby was truly a light in our eyes. ... He is already greatly missed by family and friends." The school was on lockdown as a result of the shooting, and students were told to stay in their classrooms. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools later issued a statement on Facebook saying the lockdown was lifted and there was no immediate danger on campus. Wilcox said classes were canceled on Tuesday.