Active shooter reports at a Waynesboro, Virginia elementary school triggered a massive police response after a staff member was reportedly wounded Wednesday morning.
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This is a developing breaking news situation at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro, Virginia, where early scanner traffic and local reports indicated a possible shooting inside the school. Emergency crews, police officers, and tactical units responded to the area near Rosser Avenue as officials investigated what happened.
Initial dispatch information described a staff member wounded, with reports indicating an adult was being transported by EMS. Witnesses and social media posts also described a heavy law enforcement presence around the school, including officers carrying rifles. Reports of an active shooter circulated during the initial response, but authorities had not yet publicly confirmed all of the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Nearby schools in Augusta County, Virginia, including schools in the Stuarts Draft and Wilson areas, were placed into a precautionary Secure status at the request of the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office because of the incident in Waynesboro.
We are following updates involving Waynesboro Police, Westwood Hills Elementary School, Waynesboro Public Schools, Augusta County, Staunton, Virginia, and surrounding communities as officials release confirmed information.
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