Two dead in US school shooting

A 15-year-old suspect has been taken into police custody

The scene of a deadly school shooting in rural western Kentucky
(Image credit: Copyright (c) 2018 Shutterstock. No use without permission.)

Two people have died and 19 others were injured after a 15-year-old student reportedly started firing a handgun inside a rural Kentucky high school.

Marshall County police have confirmed that 15-year-old Bailey Holt was pronounced dead at the scene in the Marshall County High School, and 15-year-old Preston Cope died of his injuries later in hospital.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us