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One dead, one wounded in Maryland high school shooting

Police say officers are looking for a man who shot and killed a woman and injured a bystander outside a high school in suburban Washington.

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Reports of a shooting at High Point High School in Beltsville.

The first man pulled out a handgun and shot the other male in the shoulder a number of times before fatally shooting the mother, Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said.

Department spokesman Harry Bond said it was not immediately clear what triggered the shooting, how the victims were linked, or whether students were involved. Police say they are working to confirm information about what has happened.

School is not in session but there are student activities on campus.

Prince George’s County Police said via Twitter that the encounter appears to be a domestic-related shooting. This appears to be domestic violence.

One woman died at the scene and one man suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

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There was no indication of an active shooter, BNO News reported.

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