Two 15-year-old girls have been found shot dead at Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona.
The girls, who suffered a single gunshot wound, were discovered lying next to a weapon.
They were found outside a cafeteria at Independence High School in Glendale at around 8am.
A police spokesperson said that they received reports of shots fired just before 8am.
‘They were able to locate two female students who are 15 years old. They were found by the main building under a covered area,’ she said.
‘They were deceased at scene. This is a tragic incident and we send our condolences to their loved ones.
‘These two girls were found with a weapon besides them and we are not looking for suspects at this time.’
‘This was a tragic situation here today. We send out our condolences to the parents of these two young girls,’ she said.
Independence High School, which has around 2,000 enrolled students, was placed on lockdown put police told their parents they were safe and were dealing with an isolated incident.
