Tanglewood Middle School Shooting Victim Dies: Report

GREENVILLE, SC — The male student who was shot at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville on Thursday afternoon has died, according to a Greenville News Report.

The student died of his injuries at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, according to the report, which cited a man identifying himself as the student's grandfather.

A suspect, another teenaged male student, was arrested when police found him off school grounds but nearby. The suspect shot the victim and immediately left the school, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis told reporters. Officers are not looking for any other suspects.

The shooting occurred just before 12:30 p.m., according to authorities. Officers are unsure of the relationship between the suspect and victim other than that they both attended Tanglewood.

No update has been provided on the injured student.

Greenville County Schools Superintendent Burke Royster praised emergency response from the school and law enforcement. Students were sheltered in place and then led to safety at Brookwood Church in Simpsonville, he said. Parents and guardians will need identification to pick up their student at the church, according to the school.

The shooting will cause many school buses in the district to run behind schedule, according to Royster. A decision has not been made on whether the school will hold classes Friday.

An "aftercare team" of trauma-trained mental health specialists, school counselors and psychologists will be available for students to help them process the shooting, according to Royster.

"It's a senseless tragedy, and unfortunately, one that occurs all too often in today's society, when people resort to violence," Royster said. "It has a lasting impact on all those that are in proximity to it."