JACKSBORO (WATE) -- An assistant principal is dead and two other administrators wounded following a shooting at Campbell County High School this afternoon.
A male student walked into the school cafeteria around 2:00 p.m. hiding a hand gun under a napkin, then open fired on the three men.
Assistant principal Ken Bruce was killed. Principal Gary Seale was wounded but managed to tackle the student and taken into custody.
Another assistant principal, Jim Pierce, as shot in the chest.
The student was immediately tackled According to Gail Parks, the administrative assistant for the director of schools, no students have been hurt in the incident.
Two Lifestar helicopters transported the injured administrators to UT Medical Center.
Immediately after the shooting, the school was put into lock down, meaning parents and others were not allowed to enter or leave the building. At normal dismissal time the students are being escorted out to the waiting buses or to the custody of their parents.
This man is a hero. If he hadn't done this, it's likely the student doing the shooting would have killed other students.
Update: from WATE (6);
"JACKSBORO (WATE) -- An assistant principal is dead and two other administrators wounded following a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Campbell County High School.
Authorities say male student walked into the school cafeteria around 2:00 p.m. hiding a .22-calibre hand gun under a napkin, then allegedly opened fire on the three men.
Assistant principal Ken Bruce was killed. Principal Gary Seale was wounded but managed to tackle the student and the boy was taken into custody.
Another assistant principal, Jim Pierce, was shot in the chest.
According to Campbell Co. Sheriff Ron McClellan, Seale and Pierce are in very serious condition.
The were flown by Lifestar helicopters to UT Medical Center.
According to Gail Parks, the administrative assistant for the director of schools, no students have been hurt in the incident.
Student suspect in custody
The suspect is identified as Kenny Bartley, 15. He is in custody at St. Mary's Hospital in La Follette.
Bartley has an injury to his hand that may be a gunshot wound but is not considered serious. He will be taken to the Campbell County Jail after receiving treatment.
The suspect is the son of Ken Bartley, owner of Ken's Pioneer Arcade, one of the businesses raided last week by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for running a video poker operation.
Immediately after the shooting, despite being shot, the principal announced to the school over the public address system the school was under a lock down. Parents and others were not allowed to enter or leave the building.
At normal dismissal time the students were escorted out to the waiting buses or to the custody of their parents.
Jacksboro Police, the Campbell County Sheriff's Department, LaFollette Police and other area emergency services responded to the scene.
Enrollment at the school is about 1,400.
Second shooting death
The shooting death was the second in Tennessee this year involving a school employee.
Stewart County school bus driver Joyce Gregory, 47, was killed as she stopped to pick up a student on her route on March 1.
Jason Clinard, 15, is charged with murder in that case and will be tried as an adult."