Portland police responded about 12:35 p.m. Friday to reports of a shooting at Rosemary Anderson alternative High School, 717 North Killingsworth Court. Neighbors reported hearing shots fired. At least three people are shot: a girl is reported to have been shot in the chest, and a male is reported to have been shot in the back.
Portland police reported 1:05 p.m. local time that three victims were transported from the scene conscious and breathing.
Police are searching for suspects at large.
The shooting occurred at the front of the school on Killingsworth Court. Portland police are advising the public to avoid the area. Parents are being advised by police to wait at Kerby and Killingsworth Court for further information.
The Rosemary Anderson Alternative School is under lockdown, and is close to Portland Community College’s Cascade campus and Jefferson High School, which are also on lockdown.
#BREAKING At least two victims shot at Rosemary Anderson High School in Portland; suspect(s) left area pic.twitter.com/NKuN0ugVBc
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) December 12, 2014
#BREAKING School shooting at Rosemary Anderson HS, an alternative school near Jefferson HS http://t.co/fsjTkaF9Ca pic.twitter.com/EV4BgKyhXk
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) December 12, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Police say at least two people were shot at Rosemary Anderson High School in Northeast Portland today. pic.twitter.com/hfFLmEktBN
— NewsWatch 12 (@KDRV) December 12, 2014
BREAKING: Parents of Rosemary Anderson High School students should respond to Killingsworth Court & Kerby Avenue. pic.twitter.com/Qd7GGsOgWS
— Brent Weisberg (@BrentKOIN) December 12, 2014
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