Two students were injured Friday morning after they were shot with a pellet gun near a Chantilly middle school, police say.

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Fairfax County Police say a juvenile suspect is in custody in connection with the incident, which happened near Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly just before 10 a.m. Fairfax Police say that a 14 year old male and a 13 year old female were the victims.

Both of the victims suffered what police are calling "superficial" injuries which are believed to be very minor, authorities say.

At least 100 students were outside the school for an end of the year celebration. The group was about to go back inside when the shooting occurred. Police believe those suspected to be behind the shootings were in in the woods that border the school when they shot into the group.

Officials say that they're unsure if the shooting happened on or off the Rocky Run campus. The shooting didn't happen inside the school, though, police say.

The school went into "secure the building" mode after the shooting and school officials sent two e-mails to parents informing them of the situation. The suspects are not believed to be students at the school.

Thanks for the third or fourth thread on this... the Internet was groaning under the pressure of all the posts in the other threads and this thread makes an excellent release valve.

edit: first thread here http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/932426.html



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2012 01:52PM by justsayin.