On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 two people were injured by a gunman during a school shooting at Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County, Maryland, about 65 miles (104 km) southeast of Washington, D.C. The gunman, Austin Wyatt Rollins was killed during the shooting.

A school resource officer, Blaine Gaskill, fired at the student gunman, who fired back with a handgun, Sheriff Tim Cameron said. The school resource officer was not injured, Cameron said. ^[1]

"He pursued the shooter and engaged the shooter," Cameron said of the school resource officer, whose identity has not been released.

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The two students who were injured — a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, Jaelynn Willey — were being treated at local hospitals, officials said.

The boy is in good condition and is being treated at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital.

The girl was initially brought to MedStar, but was later stabilized and transferred to University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center.

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The shooting happened just before 8 a.m. at the school at 21130 Great Mills Road, county spokesman Tony Jones said from the emergency operations center.

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The St. Mary’s County school was on lockdown and students were being evacuated, Jones said.

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Cameron said multiple law enforcement agencies and fire departments assisted in the "mass response" at the school.

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"This is what we train for.

This is what we prepare for and this is what we pray we never have to to," Cameron said.

"And on this day we realized our worst nightmare that our greatest asset -- our children -- were attacked in a bastion of safety and security, one of our schools."

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Police ask parents meet their children at a reunification site at Forrest Career Technical Center in Leonardtown, Maryland. Details about any injuries or the person who fired shots was not immediately available. ^[1]

“There has been an incident at Great Mills High School,” the department tweeted.

“Parents please DO NOT respond to the school.”

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