Michigan school shooting leaves three students dead and six others wounded

A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three other students and wounding six other people, authorities say.

Oxford Township is a small community of about 22,000 people located roughly 30 miles north of Detroit. More than 100 police officers, including the FBI special agent in charge, and 60 ambulances responded to the incident.

Authorities did not immediately identify the suspected shooter.

A medical helicopter landed shortly after 2pm in the parking lot of the school.

Oxford high school students who were interviewed by reporters afterward described a chaotic scene in which a voice came on over the intercom to announce an active school shooter, according to the Detroit Free Press. They said they initially did not know whether it was a drill.

The school was placed on lockdown, with some students sheltering in locked classrooms while officers searched the premises. They were later taken to a nearby Meijer grocery store to be picked up by their parents.